The German company behind the technology offer is a Saxon company which operates in the fields of research and development, both indenpendently:
- thermo-chromic and electro-chromic colour modification
- polymer, semiconductor and metallic coatings
- light generating textiles based on fibre-optic and LED technology
- photovoltaic textiles
- high temperature textile electrodes for plasma systems.
Textiles which actively warm and cool, generate electrical power or modify colour with changing humidity are typical examples of their intelligent textiles - Smart Textiles.
The company profile is focussed on electrically conductive textiles, actively and passively cooling textiles, light-generating textiles and functional coating.
The prototype of a heating cushion consists of a washable cover of leatherette. Core is an integrated heating module of a thin single-layer woven fabric, which warms up regularly and gently over the whole area, and of the electronic contacting elements. The heating treads are not remarkable, so the textile feeling is always preserved. The cushion completed through electrical connexion elements with a switch and a power supply via battery with an operating time up to 2 hours.
Heating textile: Width: 30 cm
Length: 36 cm
Thickness: ca. 1 cm
Textile attributes: Textile flexibility
Not elastic
Power: max. Heating power 9 watt
Energy supply: Voltage: 9, 6 V
Current: 8 AA batteries
Durability: Temperature resistance -20° C to 60° C
Washable 30° C
Innovative Aspects:
Innovation:
- The appearance of heating cushion, consisting of cover, insulation material, heating woven fabric cables, switch, 8 AA batteries.
- For reason of mobility, the cushion is usable in wheelchairs, as cushion in the external area.
Application fields:
- Cushions for seating.
- Wheelchairs.
- Car seats for kids.
- In leisure: angler, hunter, elderly.
- Others in medicine.
