Piece of clothing for a human being

Abstract

A piece of clothing is described and which detects external effects and which generates a signal which can be relayed to an analysis unit, and a multiplicity of sensors are incorporated into the piece of clothing which are arranged in zones of the piece of clothing and which adjoins a vital organ of a human body wearing the piece of clothing.

1 . A piece of clothing for a human body, comprising: a sensor which detects external effects and generates a signal which can be relayed to an analysis unit, and wherein the sensor is implemented as an electrical circuit and/or as an element, whose sensor property is based on the piezo effect, and wherein the sensor is arranged at least in a zone of a piece of clothing which adjoins a vital organ of the human body. 
     
     
         2 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 1  and wherein the sensor includes multiple sensors and wherein the sensors implement multiple zones which are assigned to various vital organs of the human body. 
     
     
         3 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 2 , and wherein the zones are implemented on a front side and a rear side of the piece of clothing. 
     
     
         4 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 3 , and wherein the zones are arranged as a whole so that the piece of clothing is completely covered. 
     
     
         5 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 4 , and wherein the zones cover at least one of the vital organs which include the lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, and/or the kidneys. 
     
     
         6 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 5 , and wherein the respective sensors relay a signal to a monitoring unit, and wherein a radio unit is integrated in the piece of clothing or a connection to an external radio unit is provided in the piece of clothing. 
     
     
         7 . A piece of clothing as claimed in  claim 6 , and wherein the respective sensors preferably monitor the heartbeat, pulse, respiratory frequency, the oxygen saturation in the blood, the body temperature and/or the blood pressure. 
     
     
         8 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 7 , and wherein the elements whose sensor property is based on the piezo effect are combined with the electrical circuits. 
     
     
         9 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 8 , and wherein two sensor types are arranged one over another in the zones, and wherein one sensor type is the elements having the piezo properties and the other sensor type is an electrical circuit or an electrically conductive polymer. 
     
     
         10 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 9 , and wherein the respective sensors are stitched or woven in the piece of clothing. 
     
     
         11 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 10 , and wherein the electrical circuits or the electrically conductive polymers are implemented as printed films. 
     
     
         12 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 11 , and wherein the electrical circuits or the electrically conductive polymers are printed directly on the piece of clothing or a textile connected to the piece of clothing. 
     
     
         13 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 12 , and wherein the electrical circuits or the electrically conductive polymer have printed conductors extending in the form of waves or curves. 
     
     
         14 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 13 , and wherein the elements whose sensor property is based on the piezo effect are implemented as piezo films. 
     
     
         15 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 14 , and wherein the elements whose sensor property is based on the piezo effect are implemented as a polymer. 
     
     
         16 . A piece of clothing as claimed in  claim 15 , and wherein the polymer is a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), which has piezoelectric properties through polarization. 
     
     
         17 . A piece of clothing as claimed in  claim 16 , and wherein the polyvinylidene fluoride is applied to the piece of clothing at least in one zone and has a honeycomb structure. 
     
     
         18 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 17 , and wherein an electrically conductive polymer or an electrical circuit is applied to the polyvinylidene fluoride in the form of printed conductors. 
     
     
         19 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 18 , and wherein the electrically conductive polymer is fabricated from a polyethylene dioxythiopene (PEDOT). 
     
     
         20 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 19 , and wherein a circuit is provided, which, on the one hand, recognizes pulses of the polyvinylidene fluoride via the electrically conductive polymers, and, on the other hand, recognizes a destruction of the printed conductors formed by the electrically conductive polymer. 
     
     
         21 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 20 , and wherein the printed conductors have connection points for attaching further sensors, and preferably vital organ sensors. 
     
     
         22 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 21 , and wherein the printed film batteries are provided as a power supply. 
     
     
         23 . A piece of clothing according to  claim 22 , and wherein the clothing is a soft-ballistic or hard-ballistic protective vest. 
     
     
         24 . A protective vest according to  claim 23 , and wherein the sensors are applied to an external sheath, of a soft-ballistic or a hard-ballistic protective packet of the protective vest.