CN108348025A - Connection component for abutting peripheral equipment and host wearable device - Google Patents

Connection component for abutting peripheral equipment and host wearable device Download PDF

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CN108348025A
CN108348025A CN201680059217.7A CN201680059217A CN108348025A CN 108348025 A CN108348025 A CN 108348025A CN 201680059217 A CN201680059217 A CN 201680059217A CN 108348025 A CN108348025 A CN 108348025A
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S·戴伊
G·瑞普梅耶
A·森古普塔
M·扎夫罗科夫
S·佩鲁马
S·福瑞德曼
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42HEADWEAR
    • A42BHATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B1/00Hats; Caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/24Hats; Caps; Hoods with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42HEADWEAR
    • A42BHATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42HEADWEAR
    • A42BHATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • A42B3/0406Accessories for helmets
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42HEADWEAR
    • A42BHATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B3/00Helmets; Helmet covers ; Other protective head coverings
    • A42B3/04Parts, details or accessories of helmets
    • A42B3/30Mounting radio sets or communication systems
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K13/00Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components

Abstract

A kind of connection component for abutting peripheral equipment and host wearable device.The embodiment of the component can be the safety cap for having attachment connection slit, which, which connects slit, allows the mechanically and electrically attachment of various attachmentes (such as earphone, video display, head lamp, welders' mask).

Description

Connection component for abutting peripheral equipment and host wearable device
The present invention be the U.S. Patent application for the Serial No. 14/883,157 submitted on October 14th, 2015 part after Continuous application, this application is the division for the United States Patent (USP) 9,177,458 submitted on October 17th, 2014, which is United States Patent (USP) 9, 013,297 division.
Background technology
1. technical field
The present invention relates generally to " intelligence " safety device fields.More particularly it relates to which a kind of pacify for " intelligence " The accessory system of full equipment, the accessory system provide mechanical connection mechanism and make it possible to wearable in peripheral equipment and host Data and Power Exchange are carried out between equipment.
2. background technology
In current manufacturing environment, the various attachmentes of such as earphone, mask, head lamp, these attachmentes are commonly used in worker It is attached on the device or other clothings or individual protective equipment that they wear.Current attachment attachment system only provides mechanically Connect the means of peripheral equipment and host equipment.As individual protective equipment becomes " intelligence ", need a kind of simple and general Solution can realize the mechanically and electrically connectivity of equipment.
Invention content
Connection component makes peripheral equipment be abutted with host wearable device.Including being fixed to, host is wearable to be set connection component Standby shell.Shell limits socket.Electric contact extends through shell and enters in a part for host wearable device.
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Advantages of the present invention will be apparent from because when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, by reference to it is described in detail below will more Understand advantages of the present invention well, wherein:
Fig. 1 is secured to the side view of one embodiment of the present of invention of wearable device;
Fig. 2 is the vertical view of the wearable device of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the bottom perspective view of wearable device;
Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the line 4-4 interceptions along Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the decomposition perspective view of the wearable device with headset accessory;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view for the wearable device for being fixed with headset accessory;
Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional side view of the partly cut-away of the line 7-7 interceptions along Fig. 1;
Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional side view of the partly cut-away of the line 8-8 interceptions along Fig. 5;
Fig. 9 is the cross-sectional side view of the partly cut-away of the line 9-9 interceptions along Fig. 6;
Figure 10 is the perspective view of the wearable device with two peripheral equipments being fixed to the upper with stacked relation;With
Figure 11 is the decomposition perspective view of wearable device, wherein the second peripheral equipment is removed from the first peripheral equipment.
Specific implementation mode
Worker using connection component by various peripheral equipments (for example, earphone, welders' mask, video display etc.) mechanically Electrically it is attached to host wearable device.Connection component is designed to adapt to existing non-electrical attachment.In addition to mechanical attachment Except mechanism, which further includes the circuit for providing data-interface and power interface.This component will allow wearable in host The swapping data (including audio and video frequency signal) of equipment and attached " intelligence " peripheral equipment, and provide electricity to equipment Power.Accessory connector can be configured to allow for multiple attachmentes while be connected to individual host port (hereinafter referred to as " stacking ").Number According to can be simultaneous with the communication protocol of the industrial standard of electric connector and USB, UART, PBI, FireWire etc. with power interface Hold.Because host wearable device may be worn in volatile environmental, it you must use spark and connection inhibited to set periphery It is standby to be secured and electrically connected to host wearable device.
Referring to figs. 1 to 3, one embodiment of the present of invention is generally indicated with 20.The present invention is connection component 20.Connection group Part 20 is fixed to generally with the host wearable device shown in 22.In this embodiment, host wearable device 22 is one Protective head device, commonly referred to as safety cap.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that host wearable device 22 can be vest, Jacket, collar, gloves or any other equipment suitable for being worn by operator.
Safety cap 22 has hard shell 24.Shell 24 is designed to covering adult head.Shell 24 includes limiting to be open The periphery 26 of 28 (being best shown in figure 3).Safety cap 22 generally includes belt 30 so that safety cap 22 need not be rested upon directly On the head of operator.In an illustrated embodiment, there is belt 30 adjuster 32, adjuster 32 to allow operator by belt 32 are adjusted to suitably sized so that safety cap 22 will be cosily fitted on head, but it is tight enough so that safety cap 22 not It can simply fall off.
Safety cap 22 further includes bongrace 34, with help protect wear a safety helmet 22 operator face.Electronic device 36 can With any other part fixed to bongrace 34 or safety cap 22.The electronic device 36 for being connected to safety cap is United States Patent (USP) 9, The content of 013,297 and 9,177,458 theme, this two parts of patents is herein incorporated by reference.
In the embodiments illustrated in the figures, there are two the connection components for being fixed to host wearable device (safety cap) 22 20.The two connection components 20 are diametrically relative to each other.In other embodiments, it may be present fixed to the more of safety cap 22 Or less connection component 20, the environment that the uses of more or less connection components will be disposed depending on safety cap 22.
Though it is shown that two connection components 20 are fixed on safety cap 22, but due to the operation of two connection components 20 It is identical, therefore following discussion will only discuss single connection component 20.Each connection component 20 will operate in an identical manner, even if Some embodiments, which may have, constructs different different connection components 20.
Connection component 20 includes the shell 40 fixed to safety cap 22.More specifically, shell 40 is fixed to safety cap 22 Shell 24.Shell 40 is made of hard material, just as shell 24.In many cases, shell 40 will be whole with shell 24 Body is formed.
Shell 40 defines socket 42.Socket 42 be designed to receive peripheral adapter 44, behind will beg in more detail By.Socket 42 is the pipe of general rectangular, the side wall 46 that there is the part along shell 24 to extend vertically upwards.Socket 42 has Top aperture 48 and lower part aperture 50.Peripheral adapter 44 can be designed for insertion into these openings 48, any of 50 In.In unshowned embodiment, a part for the side wall 46 of socket 42 will be removed, and be set with the fixed periphery alternatively designed Standby or cleaning socket 42 inside.Side wall 46 includes interior side-wall surface 52, this will be discussed in greater detail hereinafter.Two guiding Part 53,55 is for peripheral adapter 44 to be directed in socket 42.Guiding piece 53,55 can be simple side as shown in the figure Wall or they may include groove.
Connection component 20 further includes electric contact 54.Electric contact 54 extends along at least one inner wall 56 of socket 42.Electricity touches Point 54 may include multiple or one group of contact 54,54 ', 54 " (as shown in Figure 1), more so as to be executed by single " contact " A function.For example, if electric contact 54 is single contact, it only can provide voltage in the point.If electric contact is real It is one group of contact 54,54 ', 54 " on border, then each contact can provide voltage, data-signal and audio/video signal respectively. According to used agreement and data compression, the data of one or more types can be sent by single contact.According to data Capacity requirement, additional electric contact can be incorporated into guiding piece 53,55.
Electric contact 54 is electrically connected to conductor 58, and conductor 58 is electrically connected to control unit 60 again.Control unit 60 can be along The front of safety cap 22 extends, as shown in fig. 6, its can be contained in electronics housing 62, as shown in figure 4, and Electric power is provided to electric contact 54 and any electronic device 36 being embedded in host wearable device 22 (from battery (not show Go out, be contained in battery case 63) and data and provide electric power and data from electric contact 54 and the electronic device 36.In above-mentioned U.S. Control unit 60 is described in further detail in state's patent.
With reference to figure 5,6,8 and 9, peripheral equipment is generally shown with 64.In these figures, peripheral equipment 64 is a pair of of earmuff (two are illustrated only in Figure 10 and 11).Earmuff 64 is by the silencing noise generated in the environment or absorbs to protect the ear of operator Piece.Earmuff 64 also has the ability for transmitting information to operator via audio signal by loud speaker 66 (shown in dotted line), and And if earmuff 64 is so equipped, earmuff 64 has the ability of sensitive information.It is attached to it for example, earmuff 64 can have Ambient light sensor or environment temperature sensor.Body temperature can also be fixed to earmuff to measure the temperature of operator.
Realize that these signals (use microphone 66 with the electrical equipment in earmuff 64 by peripheral adapter 44 Diagram) communication.Peripheral adapter 44 includes adaptor contacts 68, which passes through bunch line appropriate To the electrical equipment 66 carried by earmuff 64.In fig. 11 it is shown that be electrically connected to three electric contacts 54,54 ', 54 " of Fig. 1 Three adaptor contacts 68,68 ', 68 ".Peripheral adapter 44 is designed for insertion into connection component 20.Peripheral equipment is adapted to Device 44 extends downwardly into distal end 70.Peripheral adapter 44 can be shorter than the length of socket 42, therefore works as and be fully inserted into socket Socket 42 can not be extended past when in 42.There is peripheral adapter 44 outer surface 72, adaptor contacts 68 to be fixed to Outer surface 72.As described above, one group of adaptor contacts 68,68 ', 68 " fixed to outer surface 72 may be present, group adaptation Device contact 68,68 ', 68 " will be in electrical contact by pressure cooperation physical contact and this group of electric contact 54,54 ', 54 ".
Peripheral adapter 44 further includes offset surface 74.Offset surface 74 abuts the interior side-wall surface 52 of socket 42. Offset surface 74 forces adaptor contacts 68 to be engaged with electric contact 54.By friction, offset surface 74 is by peripheral adapter 44 are locked in connection component 20.This prevents peripheral equipment 64 from being detached with safety cap 22.In an alternative embodiment, physically different Locking surface or burr leave socket 42 for being reliably prevented peripheral adapter 44.
Referring now to Figure 10, showing the host wearable device 22 with the second peripheral equipment 80.Second peripheral equipment 80 be the convertible protection guard for face with augmented reality display.It can basis using the operator of host wearable device 22 Convertible protection guard for face 80 is movable into and out using position by used operation.In Fig. 10, convertible protection guard for face 80 not its use position;But it is in retracted position.
With reference to figure 11, the second peripheral equipment 80 includes peripheral device control unit 90, if it is desired, peripheral unit control list Member 90 may include power transformer.Peripheral device control unit 90 is connected by one group of adaptor contacts 92 and control unit 60 Logical, adaptor contacts 92 allow thus to receive electric power and allow to send or receive from it data to control unit 60.In a reality It applies in example, convertible protection guard for face 80 is by the screen equipment 94 including that can transmit video with holographic or projection pattern.Another In one example, screen equipment 94 may include the coating of outer surface 82.Coating can be transparent " touch screen " film, assign operation Person has the communication of bigger and data transmitted in both directions free.Second peripheral equipment 80 will be stacked on first group of periphery using slit 96 and set In standby 64, slit 96 is designed to receive the second peripheral equipment 80 and the second peripheral equipment 80 is connected electrically in it.If do not made With the second peripheral equipment 80, then cap (not shown) can be fixed on slit 96 to protect the component in slit 96 not to be damaged.
Second peripheral equipment 80 is stacked relative to the first peripheral equipment 64, because of the adaptor contacts of the second peripheral equipment 80 Extend along the peripheral adapter received by the first peripheral equipment 64, the first peripheral equipment 64 is provided by connection component 20 From the second peripheral equipment 80 to the electrical connection of host wearable device 22.
It cannot be construed in a limiting sense, the list of possible peripheral equipment may include:Headphone, augmented reality Display, mask, welders' mask, flashlight, visible light, various bioassay and environmental sensor, wireless telecom equipment (including Cellular phone), microphone, civil band wireless device (CB radio), camera, breathing mask, chin strap, earmuff, peace Full glasses, lining etc..
Illustratively describe the present invention.It should be appreciated that the term used be intended to have it is descriptive and It is not limiting the property of word.
According to introduction above, many modifications and variations of the invention are possible.Therefore, in the model of appended claims In enclosing, the present invention can be implemented in a manner of other than specific descriptions.

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1. a kind of connection component for abutting peripheral equipment and host wearable device, the connection component include:
Shell, is fixed to the host wearable device, and the shell limits socket;With
Electric contact extends through the shell and enters in a part for the host wearable device.
It, will 2. connection component according to claim 1 includes the offset surface being arranged along a part for the shell The peripheral equipment is fixed to the shell.
3. connection component according to claim 1, wherein the socket limits aperture, a part for the peripheral equipment Extend through the aperture.
4. connection component according to claim 1, including the second contact, second contact extends through the host can A part for wearable device and the socket, to provide electric power to the peripheral equipment.
5. connection component according to claim 1, wherein the socket includes the opening for allowing to touch the electric contact End.
6. connection component according to claim 1, wherein the socket includes offset surface, and the offset surface forces A part for the peripheral equipment and the contact are kept in the case where the peripheral equipment is in the socket Closed circuit between the electric contact and the peripheral equipment.
7. connection component according to claim 5, wherein the offset surface relative to the electric contact at a certain angle Extend.
8. connection component according to claim 4, wherein the electric contact is data-interface.
9. connection component according to claim 8, wherein second contact is power interface.
10. a kind of safety cap assembly, including:
Basic ring, around the head of user;
Covering is upwardly extended from the basic ring to cover and protect the head;
Connector, for peripheral equipment to be adjacent to the safety cap assembly, the connector includes being fixed to the basic ring Shell, the shell limit socket and the offset surface for the peripheral equipment to be locked to the socket;With
Electric contact extends through a part for the safety cap assembly.
11. safety cap assembly according to claim 10, wherein the connector includes that multiple peripheral equipments is allowed to fix To multiple electric contacts of the connector.
12. safety cap assembly according to claim 11 includes being fixed to described in the safety cap assembly for controlling The control unit of multiple peripheral equipments.
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