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    2) United States Patent Hsu et al. ILLUMINATING EXTILE ARTICLE, Inventors: Fu-Blau Hu, Taped (TW); Chun-Jung Kuo, Taipei (TW) (73) Assignee: Fucbiau Hsu, Tsiped (TW) (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this pateat is extended of adjsted under 35 USC. 154(b) by 267 days. (21) Appl. Nos 121878,507 (22) Filed: Oct. 13,2009 6s) Prior Publication Data US 201010259025 A1 Oct. 14, 2010 G0) Foreign Application Priority Data Apr. 8.2009 (TW) 98205624 U (1) Inc Dox iso (2006.01) (2) US.CL ‘362/103; 362/231; 362/249.02;, 442/229; 442/301 (58) Fleld of Classification Search 362/103, 362/231, 249.02, 249,06, 80; 174/258 139/425 R; 442/220, 301, 316, 977: 428/370, 428/371, 366, 373,375, 377 ‘See application file for complete search history 'US008282232B2 US 8,282,232 B2 Oct. 9, 2012 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS Co20497 BLY 42004 Wilson eal 4301 Sansa B2* 123006 Millet 42 208 Fhasoxs Bo 33608 Dhawan eal i509 7392276 B2* 92009 ileal 422301 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS WO Wo208048202 + 42008 * cited by examiner Primary Examiner —Pegay A. Neils 6 ABSTRACT The iaventon discloses an illuminating textile aticle inci ing a diode-based lighting device and a textile body. The inde -based lighting device has M contact points where M is an integer equal to or larger than 2. The textile body is eon- Situted by N conductive yaras and atleast one non-condne- tive yarn where Nis an iteger equal of lager than 2, and sraviles M’ conduetive exposed portions ofthe conductive ‘yarns which are separated by the at least one non-conductive ‘yarn from one anethee. Each of the M contact points corre Sponls to one of the M' conductive exposed portions and is fixed to the comesponding conductive exposed portion, The conductive yarns provide tenninals for electric connection of ‘power supply 14 Claims, # Drawing Sheets 142 142 U.S. Patent Oct. 9, 2012 Sheet 1 of 8 US 8,282,232 B2 ) SYN 142’ nr 142' US 8,282,232 B2 Sheet 2 of 8 Oct. 9, 2012 U.S, Patent PY Ey SF BESSA o> Prascsescoesessee cee RR PRICK So KOE RSIS SRM SENSES RESO STEERS Se Ro Bssposcossescnsesoste SRN [espassroseces sol CESERE SESE RoR KSEE Wee Kessassesesonsncnonsoes’ VESA OAR RO Besserrcronsneeoet aR xen RO ORR OREO OSI + Sree Se PORN SARIN REESE ARES SERCO E SCO SSO TT [Re SAS FIG. 1E U.S. Patent Oct. 9, 2012 Sheet 3 of 8 US 8,282,232 B2 142 1424 1422 le U.S. Patent Oct. 9, 2012 Sheet 4 of 8 US 8,282,232 B2 Voce RS oF 5 35 es Sein SRR SENS SSN SRS oes esses 8 oes 3 5 % 3 ees SO 124 ee See US 8,282,232 B2 Sheet 5 of 8 Oct. 9, 2012 U.S, Patent 7 N iS SSIS SE SORENESS LO RS oY RRR Boeeex nner $250 BSSeese BSscost pasos Br pasoenesed oe = oe See 5 9 2 mr SS ae Se LED % ee SOR oF 5 a: Ss as ae ae 5% 3 s be bss SY 3 3 Beers FIG. 3B US 8,282,232 B2 Sheet 6 of 8 142! FIG. 4A Oct. 9, 2012 US. Patent ae US 8,282,232 B2 Sheet 7 of 8 Oct. 9, 2012 US. Patent FIG. 4B U.S. Patent Oct. 9, 2012 Sheet 8 of 8 US 8,282,232 B2 US 8,282,232 B2 1 ILLUMINATING TEXTILE ARTICLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field ofthe Invention This present invention relates to an illuminating textile article. Moreover in particular, the illuminating textilearticle according to the invention isa textile article incorporating with LEDs (ight-emiting diode), can be served as a product as requirement, and can be served as a tentile yar for anther textile ariel. 2. Description ofthe Prior Art Nowadays, iting diodes have been used fora wide ete. Combination of apparatuses and Tight-emitting diodes has been formerly practiced on electronic equipments with Indicators, taffie Highs, lighting fixtures, street lamps, and _aradually emerged in textile such as clothing. ‘One of eurent approaches reganting textile articles incor- porating with light-emitting diodes is rst to bond light-emi ting diodes on a flexible printed eireit board, and then to altac the flexible printed circuit board with fixed lght-emit- ting diodes to textile aeticle. Obviously, he exible printed circuit board utilized in the aforesaid approach can not be ‘excessively bent or stretched due 10 is limited flexibility ‘Therefore, in onder to retain somewhat flexibility for such textile articles, aforesaid approach mostly utilizes flexible printed circuit boards with smaller area. Nevertheless, the textile antieles of the aforesaid approach can not get aesthet- cally pleasing design and wearing conor lke general textile anieles, and therelore, they are difficult for consumers 10 socept, Besides. if using flexible prited cireuit boards with larger area, the aforesaid approsch would sulin that weight ‘and thickness of finished exile articles are increased and the Aeible printed citeuit boards with xed light-emitting codes ‘are more dificult to he integrated with general textile articles Ino aesthetically pleasing designs. Furthermore, it changing Jayout of light-emiting diodes, the aforesaid approach must ‘consume much time an cost to design the flexible printed Circuit board renewedly, Furthermore, the manufacture of ‘exible printed eircuit board used in the aforesaid approach is heavy pollution process and harm to environment "Another prior art is t fix optical fibers or flexible light- ‘conducting tubes, whose surfaces are capable of leaking ‘entered! light out, on general textile articles in an attaching way or a textile Way. Light emitted by light-emitting diodes ‘enters into those optical fibers or flexible light-conducting from one end of those optical fibers or flexible ligh-cooduct- Jing tubes, and is leaked out from the surfaces of those optical ‘bers or exible ight-conduetng tubes. Due to poor wearing ‘comfort and softness of those optical fibers or flexible light ‘conducting tubes and difficulty of connecting light sources, ‘with textile atieles, the prior art has mach imitation in prac tice and process. Besides, the prior art ean not approach requirements of textile articles with larger area and individual ‘contol over lighting points, and has lower illumination SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, one aspect of the invention isto provide an ‘Mhuminating textile article which is made in textile wehnol- ‘ogy and incorporates with ight-omiting diodes. Particularly, the illuminating textile article aocoding tothe invention has ‘excollont flexibility, light weight, wearing comfort eral textile articles, rapid manufacture, low cost, abil achieve larger area, convenience of changing layout of light- codes, aesthetically pleasing overall design, no pol= 0 o 2 ution, easy contol of change of light source, ete. advantages ‘and efficiencies o make textile articles perfectly incorporat- ing with light-emitting diodes that prior arts cannot be achieved, ‘According 1o a prefered embodimeat, the illuminating textile article includes a diode-ased lighting device and a textile body. The diode-based lighting device has M contact points where M isan integer equal to or larger than 2. The textile body is constituted by N conductive yarns and at least ‘one non-conductive yarn where N is aa integer equal to oF Jrger than 2. The textile body provides M’ conductive ‘exposed portions ofthe conductive yams Separated by the at Jeast one non-conductive yam from one another. Fach ofthe ‘M conlaet points comesponds to one of the M' conductive ‘exposed potions and is xe tothe corresponding conductive ‘exposed portion, The conceive yams can provide teminals {or electric connection ofa power supply. Tnoneembodimeat, the conductive yarn can bea coupling yarn constituted hy atleast one conductive core filament a plurality of conductive shor fibers, at least one non-condue- tivecore filament ora plurality ofnon-conduetve short fibers coupling with at least one metal wire, The conductive yara ‘an also be anctir coupling yara constituted by at last one conductive core filament, a plurality of conduetive short fihers a east one non-conductive core filament or a plurality ‘of non-conductive short fibers coupling with at least one rolled metal see. The condnetive yarn can also be twisted ‘yarn constituted hy at Jeast one nital wire twisting with at Teast one non-conductive yarn or another metal wire. The ‘snelctive yam can also be doubled yar constinsted by at Teast one metal wire or by at least one metal wire paralleling ‘with another metal wires or at least one non-condbictive yara ‘without any twist. The eonctive yam can be constituted by combination of aforesaid coupling yamms, fisted yarn and ‘doubled yarn. Tn one embodiment, materials used to fabricate aforesaid ‘metal wires and rolled metal wires can be copper, CUNi alloys, CUNiSi alloys, CuNiZn alloys, CuNiSn alloys, CuCr alloys, CuAg alloys, CuW alloys, silver, gold, lead, zine ‘aluminum, nickel, brass, phosphor bronze, berylium copper, sichrome, tatalum, tungsten platinum, palladium, stainless steels (316, 304, 40, stainless stel containing Cu or Ag), titanium, titanium alloys (eg, TAO, TAL, TA2, TA, TAY, TAS, TAIO, TCl, TC2, TC3, TCATI6AIAV), Nice Mo—W alloy, zirconium, zirconium alloys (ez alloy 702, alloy 704, alloy 705, alloy 706), HASTELLOY alloys (e. alloy C-22, alloy B-2, alloy C-22), Nickel alloys (eg, Nickel 200, Nickel 201), MONEL alloys (eg. alloy 400 alloy R-40S, alley K'S00), ICONEL alloys (eg. alloy 600, alloy 625), FERRALIUMalloy alloy 258), NITRONIC alloys (¢.. NITRONIC 60, NITRONIC 50, NITRONIC 30} CARPENTER alloy (alloy 20Cb-3), of other commercial tal or alley, ‘Tn one embodiment, the diode-based lighting device may include a white LED device for example, blue LED pack- ‘aged with YAG phosphor), a multi-color LED device, a ve ED device, a green LED device, a yellow LED device, rod LED devieo, oF a laser diode. In one embodiment, the textile body ean be made in 2 ‘ening way, 2 warp knitting way, a weft knitting way, a ‘weaving way, oF a braiding way. ‘In one embodiment, the diode-based lighting devices ean be fixed on the exposed portions by a soldering process, a welding process, # condictive agent bonding process, oF @ sewing process US 8,282,232 B2 3 In one embodiment, the textile body is treated to exhibit a pattem ina jacquard way, an embroidering way, a printing way, or a dyeing way. The aspect of the present iaventon will no doubt become ‘obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description ofthe preferred embodiment, shih i illustrated inthe following figures and drawings BRIEP DESCRIPTION OF THE APPENDED DRAWINGS FIG. 1A illastratvely shows an illuminating textile article according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, and also shows diode-based lighting device 12 and a tentilebody 1M that are wo essentials of the illuminating texte atile 1 FIG. 1B is @ sections! magnified diagram of the textile body 14 shown in FIG. 14 to show that the textile body 14 is made in a weaving way: FIG. IC isa sectional magnified diggram of the textile body 14 shown in FIG. 1A to show thatthe texte body 1 is made in a knitting way. TIG. 1D is a sectional magnified diagram of the textile body 14 shown in FIG. 14 to show thatthe textile body 14 is sade in a braiding way FIG. AE ilustatively shows a finished illuminating textile article 1 where the diode-based lighting devioe 12 is fixed ‘onto the textile Body 12 shown in FIG. 1A, FIG. 2 is an SEM photograph of a coupling yarn 142 ‘constituted by 2 plurality of polyester core filaments 1424 tightly coupling with a rolled copper wire 1422. FIG, 3 illstratively shows an illuminating textile article 1 according to another prefered embodiment ofthe inven- tion, and also shows two diode-based lighting devices 12 and ‘textile body 14 tht are essentials ofthe illuminating textile anicle 1 FIG. 3B illstratvely shows. finished illuminating textile aiele I shown in FIG. 34 where two diode-based lighting devices 12 are fixed onto the textile body 12 FIG. 4A ilusratively shows a partial outside perspective view ofthe textile body 14 of the illuminating textile article 1 according to the invention whee the textile body 14 thereon hhas grouped conductive exposed portions 142° arranged to ‘exhibit an A-shape pattern, FIG. 4B ilustratively showsan outside perspective view of finished illuminating textile article 1 shown in FIG. 48 where th diode-based lighting devices 12 are fixed onto the textile body 12. IG. schematically shows a partial perspective view of textile struture 3 constituted by the ribbon-Tike illuminating textile article 1 and another textile yarn 32 connecting with the ribon-ikeiluminating textile article 1 ina kiting way. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION ‘Some preferred embodiments and practical applications of this present invention would be explained inthe following paragraph, describing the characteristics, spirit and advan- tages ofthe invention ‘Referring to FIGS, 1A to 1B, those figures disclose a ithuminating textile article 1 according to prefered emboxli ment of the invention and possible main textile structures thersof, "As shown in FIG. 1A, the illuminating textile atcle 1 scconding to the preferred embodiment of the invention includes diode-based lighting device 12 and a textile body 114. The diode-based lighting device 12 has M contact points 124 where M is an integer equal to or lager than 2. For 0 o 4 explanation purpose only, FIG. 1A shows the diode-based lighting device 12 having two contact points 124 formed on a lower surface 122 thereof: In practical application, the diede- based lighting device 12 is, preferable but not limited to, a surlace-mounted type of diode-based Fighting device "Also showin FIG. 1A, the textile hod’ 4 isconstitted by ‘conductive yarns 142 and at least one non-conductive vara 14d shore Nis an integer equal to or larger than 2. Using textile technologies, the conductive yarns 142 create MP con- ductive exposed portions 142° in the textile body 14. Sime larly, for explanation only, FIG. 14 llustrates two conductive ‘exposed portions 142. Tn one embosiment, the conductive yam 142 can be 9 coupling yam constituted by at least one conductive core filament, a plurality of conductive shor fibers, atleast one ‘non-conductive cor filament ora plurality of non-conductive short fibers coupling with atleast one mital wire. The con ductive yam 142 can also be another coupling yarn const tuted by atleast one conductive core filament, a plurality of ‘conductive short bers atleast one non-conductive core la- ‘ment ora plurality of non-conductive shore fibers coupling ‘with at least one rolled metal Wire. The conductive yam 142 can also he a fisted yarn constitnted by atleast one mictal ‘Wire isting withat leastone noa-conductive yar or another ‘metal wire, The conductive yarn 142 can also be a doubled yarn constituted by atleast one metal wire or by a least one ‘metal wire paralleling with another metal wire or atleast one ‘non-conductive yam without any twist. The conductive yarn 142 can be constituted by eombinaton of aforesaid coupling yarns, twisted yam and doubled yara, The constituents of ‘foresai condictive yarns can be suitably selected to mect ‘requirement of specific functions, eg. tensile strength, fex- ibility, fire resistance, conductivity, ctc. FIG. 2 is an SEM photograph of a conductive yarn 142 constituted by a ploral- ity of polyester core filaments 1424 tghlly coupling with a rolled copper wire 1422. [cis proved that the coupling yarn 142 shown in FIG. 2 has excellent Heibility. Tn-one embodiment, materials used 10 fabricate aforesaid tal wires and rolled metal wires ean be copper, CuNi alloys, CuNiSi alloys, CuNiZn alloys, CuNiSn alloys, CuCr alloys, CaAg alloys, CuW alloys, silver, gold, lead, zinc, ‘luminum, nickel, bras, phosphor bronze, beryl copper, sichrome, tantalum, tungsten platinum, palladium, stainless steels (316, 304, 40, stainless stel containing Cu or Ag), titanium, titanium alloys (eg, TAO, TAL, TA2, TA, TAY, TAS, TAIO, TCl, TC2, TC3, TCATI6AIAV), Nice Mo—W alloy, zirconium, zirconium alloys (ez alloy 702, alloy 704, alloy 705, alloy 706), HASTELLOY alloys (e. alloy C-22, alloy B-2, alloy C-22), Nickel alloys (eg, Nickel 200, Nickel 201), MONEL alloys (eg. alloy 400 alloy R-40S, alley K'S00), ICONEL alloys (eg. alloy 600, alloy 625), FERRALIUMalloy alloy 258), NITRONIC alloys (¢.. NITRONIC 60, NITRONIC 50, NITRONIC 30} CARPENTER alloy (alloy 20Cb-3), of other commercial tal or alley, ‘Tn one embodiment, materials used to fabricate the non- conductive yarns 144’ can be polyester, polyamide, poly- acrylic, polyethylene, polypropylene, cellulose, protein, eas- tomeric, polytetrafluoroethylene, poly-p= phenylenebenzobisoxazole (PBO), poyetherketone, carbon, alas fiber, or materials of other commercial non-conductive textile yarns. ‘In one embodiment, the textile body 14 can be made ina Ikniting way, a warp Knitting way, a weft knitting way, a weaving way, or a braiding way. FIG. 1B schematically shows the textile stractare ofthe textile body 14 made in 2 ‘weaving Way. FIG. 1C schematically shows the texte stue- US 8,282,232 B2 5 ture ofthe textile body 14 made ina knitting way. FIG. 1D schematically shows the textile structure of the textile body 14 made in besiding way. Tt neds to be stressed that the M conductive exposed portions 142' are separated by the at least one non-conductive ‘yarn 144 from one another, and that each of the M contact Points 124 corresponds t0 ane ofthe MT conductive exposed Portions 142. For example, two contact points 124 of the ‘digde-based lighting devie 12 shown in FIG. LA respectively serve as postive electrode and negative electrode, and sini Jeely, the corresponding conductive exposed portions 142' on the teatle body 14 serve asa postive electrode and a negative ‘electrode respectively “The diode-based lighting device 12s fixed with two con- tact points 124 thereof to corresponding conductive exposed portions 142' to finish the illuminating textile article 1, as shown in FIG. IE. The conductive yarns 142 also provide terminals for electsic connection of a power supply 2.Itnceds to be stressed that FIGS. 1A and 1E only illustrate a diode- based lighting device 12 electrically connected in parallel ‘withthe power supply 2. Therefore, the textile body M4 shown, FIGS. 1A and 1E includes two conductive yams 142. Ia practical application, the textile body 1 acconding to the vention thereon may havea plurality of diode-based light- ing devices 12 fixed, and the fixed diode-based devices 12 may be all connected in series, all connected in paallel, oF ‘connected in seriesparallol with the power supply. For df= erent layouts meeting diferent electrical connections and ‘contol requirements ofthe diode-based lighting devices 12, theilluminatingtextle article ¥acconding tothe invention can ullze textile technology to achieve these layouts easily, and jn particular, the manufacture of the ihiminating exile atiele 1 is pi. low cost, and pollutiontree, Referring to FIGS, 34 and 3B, thore figures disclose aa ihuminating textile atcle 1 sceonding to another preferred ‘embovdiment ofthe invention. FTG, 3A discloses the uni hating textile antile 1 including two diode-based lighting ‘devices 12 anda textile body 14, Using textile technology, it results inthat the textile hedy L4 in FIG. 3A provides two sts ‘of conductive exposed portions 142% Such two diode-based lighting devices 12 arc fixed with respective two contact points 124 thereof to the conresponding conductive exposed portions 142' to finish the illuminating textile article 1, as shown in FIG, 3B. Inparticular, the conductive yams 142 so provide cach diode-based lighting device 12 with terminals Jor electric connection of a respective power supply 2. As designed shovsn in FIG. 31, such two diode-based lighting ‘devices 12 can he controlled individually In one embodiment, the contact points 124 ofthe diode based lighting device 12 can be fixed tothe corresponding ‘conductive exposed portions 142' by a soldering process welding process (eq, uliasonie welding process), a sewing process, and a conductive agent bonding process, Fenced to be stressed tit if the contact points ofthe diode-based light- ing device 12 are fixed to the corresponding conductive ‘exposed portions 142' by a sewing process, the diode-based Tighting device 12 have exposed pins serving asthe contact points 124 and essentially having though holes or jags which ‘conductive sewing theads suchas aforesaid conductive yas ‘or other meta or alloy wires ean passthrough. In one embodiment, the diode-based lighting device 12 may include a white LED device (for example, blue LED packaged with YAG phosphor, a multi-color LED device, & blue LED device, green LED device, a yellow LED device, ‘arod LED deviee, ofa laser diode, It needs tobe stressed that the mentionedsabove diode-based lighting device 12 may contain more than two contact points 124; therefore, itis 0 o 6 necessary that the equivalent number of corresponding eon- ductive contact exposed portions 142° are provided on the textile body 14 ofthe illuminating textile article 1 according to the invention. The size ofthe diode-based lighting device 12 could be chosen according tothe practical requirements from current commercislsizes chips, eg. O60%-sized (6 ‘mnv3 mim) chips, O8OS-sized (8 mmx5 mim) ehip, 1206- sized (12 mm>6 mam) chips, 1210-sized (12 mmx10 mm) chips, ete. In practical application, the arrangement of the diode based lighting devices 12 may also depension the requitement ‘of design pattem on the textile body 14, Tha is, postions of each set of conductive exposed portions 142 (ihe number of ‘one se of conductive eating points equals to 2or more) can be arranged by a textile way, eg., a knitting Way, a warp iting way, a welt kitting Way. a Weaving way, a braiding ‘way, a jacquard way, an embroidering way et on the textile body 14. Thea, the diode-based lighting devices 12 are fixed ‘on the textile body 1d corresponding t said design pater. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 4B, those schematically show a partial outside perspective view of the textile body 14, the iode-based lighting deviees 12 and the finished product of one illuminating textile aiele 1, according to the inveation, ‘with larger area particularly. As shown in FIG. 4, on the textile body 14, the groupedconduetive exposed portions 142 ‘rearranged to exhibit pattern ofeharacter“A”. Especially, the textile body 14 shown in FIG. 4 isalso treated 0 exhibit ‘anes patter 146 to achieve an aesthetically pleasing over- all design or different visual effects in a jacquard way, an embroidering way, a printing way, a dyeing way, oF other conventional textile treating ways. This example in FIG, 44 shows am arrow pattern 146. Asshown in FIG. 4B, each se of the diode-hased lighting dovices 12 is fixed to the corre- sponded set of conductive exposed portions 142to finish the illuminating textile article 1 having “A” -character-pattemied arrangement of diode-based lighting devices 12 and arow pattem 146, The illuminating textile stile I shown in FIG. ‘48 therooa shows conspicuous atrow pattern 146 when ambi cnt illumination is enough and the diode-hased lighting ‘devices 12 are tweed off otherwise, the diode-based lighting ‘devices 12 arranged in “A” character pttern has better vis ‘bility than the row pattern 146 whea ambient iumination is weak and the diode-based lighting devices are timed on Obviously, in addition to aesthetically pleasing overall design, the Mluminating texte arile 1 according to the invention can achieve alterable visual effets In practical application, the illuminating textile anile 4 aecording to the invention can be made into one-dimensional textilearticle such as a ribbon, two-dimensional textile article such as fabric, garment or net-like textile article, and three- dimensional textile article such as bag, cover, sheath oF sleeve. In particu, the ribbon-like iluminating textile aicle 1 can be used directly (for example, used asa decor- tion replacing glow stick), can be used together with another nicle (for example, used together with safety vest to replace ‘conventional reflective tape), and additionally, ean serve as a textile yarn for another textile article, Referring to FIG. 8 FIG. § schematically shows a partial perspective view of a textile siricture 3. As shown in FIG. 8, the textile strture 3 js constituted by the ribbon-like iluminating textile anicle 1 ‘with fixed diode-based devices 12 and another textile yarn 32 cenneeting with the ibbon-fike illuminating textile ariele 1 ina knitting way. ‘To sum up, compared with the prior arts of textile aniles incorporating with light-emitting diodes, the iluminating textile article according to the invention has excellent fex- ‘bility, Tight weight, wearing comfort like general textile US 8,282,232 B2 7 articles, rapid manufacture, low cost, ability to achieve larger fares, comenience of changing layout of light-emitting ‘diodes, aesthetically pleasing overall design, no pollution, ‘easy control of change of light source, et. advantages and ‘efficiencies to make textile articles perfectly ineomporating, ‘with light-emitting diodes that prior ats cannot achieve ‘With the example andeexplanations above, the features and spirits of the invention will be hopelully well described. Those skilled in the art will eadily observe that numerous modifications aad alterations of the device may be made hile retaining the teaching of ue nvention. Accordingly, the above disclose should be construed as limited only by the ‘metes and bouncl ofthe appended eaims, ‘What is claimed is 1. An illuminating textile article, comprising: a diode-based lighting device having M contact poi ‘being an integer equal 10 or langr than 2; and «textile body constituted by N conductive yarns and at least one non-conductive yam, N being an integer equal to or larger than 2, dhe textile body providing M’ con- doctive exposed portions ofthe eonclictive yams which are separated by the a least one non-conductive yarn from one another, each of the M contact points corre sponding to one ofthe M conkuetive exposed portions and being fixed 10 the corresponding conductive ‘exposed portion, wherein the conductive yarns provide terminals for electric connoction of a power supply 2, The illuminating textile article of claim 1, wherein the ‘conductive yams comprise one selected from the group con- sisting ofa fist coupling yar, a second coupling yar, a frst twisted yam, a doubled yam, and a second twisted yarn said first coupling yam is constituted by atleast one conductive ‘core filament, a plurality of conductive shor fibers, atleast ‘one non-conductive core filament ora plurality of son-con ‘duetiveshort fibers coupling witha leastone metal wire said second coupling yarn is constituted by at leastone conductive ‘core filament, a plurality of conductive shor fibers, atleast ‘one non-conductive core filament oF a plurality af non-oon= ‘ductive short fibers eoupling with at least one rolled metal ‘wire, sid first twisted yarn is constituted by atleast one metal ‘re twisting witha least one non-conductive yarn or another metal wire, said doubled yarn is constituted by atleast one metal wire or by at least one metal wire paralleling with ‘another metal wire or atleast one non-conchtive Yarn with: ‘out any twist, said second Wwisted yam is constituted by ‘combination of suid firs coupling yam, said second coupling, said frst twisted yarn and said doubled yarn, 3. The illuminating textile artieo of claim 2, wherein the metal wire constituting the fst coupling yar, the first twisted yarn or the doubled yarn and the rolled metal wire ‘constituting the scooudl coupling yarn are made of a material Selected from the group consisting of eopper, CuNi alloys, ‘CUNiSi alloys, CuNiZa alloys, CuNiSn alloys, CuCr alloys, CuAgalloys, CuW alloys silver, gold, led, zine, lumina, nickel, brass, phosphor bronze, herslium copper, chrome, tantalum, tungsten platinum, palladium, stainless ste, tae nium, titanium alloys, Ni—Cr—Mo—W alloy, zirconium, Zirconium alloys, HASTELLOY alloys, Nickel alloys, MONEL alloys, ICONEL alloys, FERRALIUM alloy, NITRONIC alloys, and CARPENTER alloy. 4, The illuminating textile aiele of claim 1, wherein the

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