CN110384317B

CN110384317B - Wrist-type wearable device and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN110384317B
Application number: CN201910675105.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐波
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-25
Filing date: 2019-07-25
Publication date: 2020-09-22
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-25
Also published as: WO2021013037A1; CN110384317A

Abstract

The invention discloses wrist type wearing equipment which comprises an equipment main body (100), a wrist strap (200) and a vibration device (300), wherein the wrist strap (200) is connected with the equipment main body (100), the vibration device (300) is arranged on the wrist strap (200), the equipment main body (100) comprises a coil (110), and under the condition that the coil (110) generates an alternating electromagnetic field, the vibration device (300) drives the wrist strap (200) to vibrate under the driving of the alternating electromagnetic field. Above-mentioned scheme can solve the problem that present wrist formula wearing equipment's vibrating device can occupy great space in the equipment main part. The invention discloses a control method of wrist type wearing equipment.

Description

Wrist-type wearable device and control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication equipment, in particular to wrist-type wearable equipment and a control method of the wrist-type wearable equipment.

Background

With the increase of user demands, the variety of terminal devices is increasing. Not limited to the common terminal devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, more and more wrist-worn devices are used in life and work of people, such as smart hand slides and smart watches. The wrist type wearable equipment has good portability, so the wrist type wearable equipment is well applied and popularized in users.

Wrist formula wearing equipment can satisfy people to needs such as health monitoring, position location, video, conversation, shooting, web browsing, consequently receives more and more favor. Traditional wrist formula wearing equipment is developed on the design theory of cell-phone, therefore more functions are directly transplanted from the cell-phone, wherein, more common is vibrating device.

Present wrist formula wearing equipment includes the wrist strap and the equipment main part of being connected with the wrist strap, and present wrist formula wearing equipment still adopts the vibrating device of cell-phone, and vibrating device sets up in wrist formula wearing equipment's the equipment main part, and vibrating device occupies great space in the equipment main part. For wrist type wearing equipment with smaller size, the space in the equipment main body is more narrow, the arrangement of the vibration device is not beneficial to integrating more functions in the equipment main body, and certainly, the wrist type wearing equipment is also influenced to develop towards a thinner direction.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses wrist-type wearing equipment, which aims to solve the problem that a vibration device of the existing wrist-type wearing equipment occupies a larger space in an equipment main body.

In order to solve the problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the wrist type wearable device comprises a device main body, a wrist strap and a vibrating device, wherein the wrist strap is connected with the device main body, the vibrating device is arranged on the wrist strap, the device main body comprises a coil, and under the condition that the coil generates an alternating electromagnetic field, the vibrating device is driven by the alternating electromagnetic field to drive the wrist strap to vibrate.

A control method of a wrist-worn device, the wrist-worn device being the wrist-worn device described above, the control method comprising:

receiving vibration trigger information;

and responding to the vibration trigger information, controlling the coil to be electrified with alternating current to form the alternating electromagnetic field.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:

the wrist-type wearable equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the existing wrist-type wearable equipment, the vibration device is arranged on the wrist strap, the alternating electromagnetic field generated by electrifying the coil of the equipment main body drives the vibration device to vibrate, and the vibration device can vibrate.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wrist-worn device disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of the wrist-worn device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention in a direction parallel to the display screen of the device main body;

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the wrist-worn device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, in a direction perpendicular to the display screen of the device main body;

fig. 4 is a schematic working diagram of the wrist-worn device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-device body, 110-coil, 120-body shell, 130-circuit board,

200-wrist strap, 210-containing cavity, 220-metal layer, 230-poly magnetic sheet,

300-vibration device, 310-vibrator, 320-elastic connecting piece,

400-articulated shaft,

500-magnetic field lines.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a wrist-worn device, which can be worn on the wrist of a user. The disclosed wrist-worn apparatus includes an apparatus body 100, a wrist band 200, and a vibration device 300.

The device main body 100 is a main body part of the wrist-worn device and is a member of the wrist-worn device integrating most functions, and the device main body 100 is generally provided with a display screen. The apparatus body 100 is connected to the wrist band 200. Specifically, one end of the wrist strap 200 may be connected to one end of the device body 100, the other end of the wrist strap 200 may be connected to the other end of the device body 100, and at least one end of the wrist strap 200 may be detachable from the device body 100, so as to facilitate the wearing and removal of the wrist wearable device by the user.

Of course, as shown in fig. 1, it is also possible that the wrist band 200 includes two segments, one end of each segment is connected to each end of the device body 100, and the other end of each segment is detachably connected, and the user manipulates the other ends of the two segments of the wrist band 200 during wearing or taking off. In order to make the wrist band 200 more flexible, both pieces of the wrist band 200 may be hingedly connected to the apparatus body 100 through the hinge shaft 400.

The wrist band 200 has a strong deformability, and thus can be adapted to the wrist of the user. The wrist band 200 may be a metal chain, a non-metal belt, etc. commonly used in the wrist watch, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific type of the wrist band 200. In the embodiment of the present invention, the wrist band 200 provides a mounting position for the vibration device 300, and the vibration device 300 is disposed on the wrist band 200. Specifically, the vibration device 300 may be disposed in the wrist band 200, or may be partially exposed from the wrist band 200, or of course, may be disposed on the surface of the wrist band 200, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific location of the vibration device 300 on the wrist band 200.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus main body 100 includes the coil 110, and the vibration device 300 drives the wrist strap 200 to vibrate under the driving of the alternating electric field when the coil 110 generates the alternating electromagnetic field. In general, the apparatus body 100 may further include a control chip connected to the coil 110, the control chip being configured to control the coil 110 to be energized to generate the alternating electromagnetic field.

The vibrating device 300 is a device capable of vibrating after being subjected to magnetic field force, and after the alternating electric field is formed, the vibrating device 300 drives the wrist strap 200 to vibrate under the driving of the alternating electric field, so that the wrist type wearable device is enabled to vibrate for prompting. In general, the apparatus main body 100 may include a main body housing 120, and the coil 110 and the control chip may be disposed inside the main body housing 120, so as to obtain protection of the main body housing 120, of course, the main body housing 120 does not affect the effect of the alternating electromagnetic field on the vibration device 300. Specifically, the device body 100 generally includes a circuit board 130, the circuit board 130 is disposed within the body case 120, and a control chip may be mounted on the circuit board 130.

The working process of the wrist type wearing equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention is as follows: when wrist formula wearing equipment receives vibration trigger message, control chip control coil 110 circular telegram, and then makes circular telegram coil 110 produce the alternating electromagnetic field, and vibrating device 300 atress and then can drive wrist strap 200 and take place the vibration under the effect of alternating electromagnetic field, and vibrating device 300's vibration can make and transmit for the human body through wrist strap 200, finally reaches the purpose of vibration suggestion.

The wrist-worn device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention improves the structure of the existing wrist-worn device, the vibration device 300 is disposed on the wrist strap 200, the alternating electromagnetic field generated by the coil 110 of the device main body 100 being energized drives the vibration device 300 to vibrate, and the vibration device 300 can vibrate, and on this premise, the vibration device 300 does not need to be disposed in the device main body 100, thereby avoiding the occupation of the space in the device main body 100, and facilitating the integration of more functional devices in the device main body 100.

In general, the area covered by the alternating electromagnetic field generated after the coil 110 is energized is large, and the vibration device 300 disposed on the wristband 200 can receive magnetic field force, so that the vibration is more obvious, and the vibration effect of the vibration device 300 is further improved. In particular, the vibration device 300 may be located on the central axis of the coil 110, such that more magnetic field lines 500 pass through the vibration device 300, thereby achieving a better driving effect.

The vibration device 300 may be mounted on the wrist band 200 in various ways, and in a preferred embodiment, the vibration device 300 may be disposed inside the wrist band 200, so as to prevent the vibration device 300 from being exposed on the surface of the wrist band 200 and possibly being damaged.

In order to improve the vibration prompting effect, on the premise that the vibration device 300 is disposed in the wrist band 200, the distance between the vibration device 300 and the inner side surface of the wrist band 200 is a first distance, the distance between the vibration device 300 and the outer side surface of the wrist band 200 is a second distance, and the first distance may be smaller than the second distance.

The vibration device 300 may be embedded in the wrist band 200, and particularly, the wrist band 200 may have a receiving cavity 210, and the vibration device 300 may be disposed in the receiving cavity 210 so as to vibrate in the receiving cavity 210. The vibration device 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be various in types, and the vibration device 300 may vibrate when receiving a magnetic field force.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in a preferred embodiment, the vibration device 300 may include a vibrator 310 and an elastic connector 320, where both ends of the vibrator 310 may be elastically connected to two first inner walls of the accommodating cavity 210 through the elastic connector 320, and the two first inner walls may be disposed opposite to each other. Under the action of the alternating electromagnetic field, the vibrator 310 elastically reciprocates, and finally, the vibration of the vibration device 300 is realized. The vibrator 310 is preferably made of a material capable of receiving a magnetic field force, and for example, the vibrator 310 may be a ferrous member.

In order to improve the connection stability, the metal layer 220 may be fixed to the first inner wall, one end of the elastic connection member 320 may be connected to the vibrator 310, and the other end of the elastic connection member 320 may be connected to the metal layer 220, and in particular, the elastic connection member 320 and the metal layer 220 may be welded. The metal layer 220 is generally made of a stainless steel material and has good strength, so that the stability of the connection of the vibrator 310 through the elastic connection member 320 can be ensured.

The accommodating cavity 210 has a second inner wall facing or deviating from the device main body 100, the second inner wall may be provided with a magnetism-gathering sheet 230, and the magnetism-gathering sheet 230 has good magnetic permeability and magnetism-gathering performance, so that the magnetic flux of the vibrator 310 can be increased, and the vibrator 310 is facilitated to receive more obvious magnetic field driving force. The magnetism collecting sheet 230 is made of a material capable of conducting magnetism, and in a specific embodiment, the magnetism collecting sheet 230 may be an iron sheet. Specifically, the central axis of the magnetism collecting sheet 230 may coincide with the central axis of the coil 110, so as to achieve better magnetism collection.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the coil 110 can generate an alternating electromagnetic field after being energized, and the coil 110 may be configured as a coil that is used exclusively for generating the alternating electromagnetic field in the energized state, or may be a coil that can be used in the apparatus main body 100 and used for performing other functions, so as to achieve the purpose of dual purposes, and in this case, of course, the controller needs to determine the required operating state of the coil.

Based on this, in a preferable scheme, the coil 110 may be a wireless charging coil, and when the wrist-worn device is in the charging mode, the coil 110 is used for realizing wireless charging of the wrist-worn device; in the non-charging mode, the coil 110 can be energized under the control of the control chip to generate an alternating electromagnetic field.

The wrist-type wearing equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can be a wristwatch, an intelligent bracelet and other wrist-type electronic equipment, and the embodiment of the invention does not limit the specific types of the wrist-type wearing equipment.

Based on the wrist-type wearing equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the embodiment of the invention discloses a control method of the wrist-type wearing equipment, the related wrist-type wearing equipment is the wrist-type wearing equipment described by the embodiment, and the disclosed control method comprises the following steps:

step one, receiving vibration trigger information;

in the embodiment of the present invention, the vibration trigger information refers to information that needs to trigger vibration to prompt a user after being received by the wrist wearable device, and the information may be incoming call information, short messages, message push, and the like.

And step two, responding to the vibration trigger information, controlling the coil 110 to be electrified to generate an alternating electromagnetic field. In general, the coil 110 may be controlled to be energized with an alternating current to generate an alternating electromagnetic field.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, the difference between the embodiments is mainly described, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as they are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wrist-worn device comprises a device body (100), a wrist strap (200) and a vibration device (300), wherein the wrist strap (200) is connected with the device body (100), the vibration device (300) is arranged on the wrist strap (200), the device body (100) comprises a coil (110), and under the condition that the coil (110) generates an alternating electromagnetic field, the vibration device (300) drives the wrist strap (200) to vibrate under the driving of the alternating electromagnetic field.

2. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration device (300) is provided at a middle position of the wrist band (200) in a state where the wrist band (200) is fastened.

3. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the vibration device (300) is located on a central axis of the coil (110).

4. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration device (300) is disposed within the wrist band (200).

5. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the vibrating device (300) is located at a first distance from an inside surface of the wrist band (200), and the vibrating device (300) is located at a second distance from an outside surface of the wrist band (200), the first distance being smaller than the second distance.

6. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the wrist band (200) has a receiving cavity (210), the vibration device (300) is disposed in the receiving cavity (210), the vibration device (300) includes a vibrator (310) and an elastic connector (320), both ends of the vibrator (310) are elastically connected to two first inner walls of the receiving cavity (210) through the elastic connector (320), respectively, and the two first inner walls are disposed opposite to each other.

7. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a metal layer (220) is fixed to the first inner wall, one end of the elastic connector (320) is connected to the vibrator (310), and the other end of the elastic connector (320) is connected to the metal layer (220).

8. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the receiving cavity (210) has a second inner wall facing toward or away from the apparatus body (100), the second inner wall being provided with a magnetism collecting sheet (230).

9. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus body (100) includes a body casing (120), the coil (110) being disposed inside the body casing (120).

10. The wrist-worn device of claim 1, wherein the coil (110) is a wireless charging coil.

11. A control method of a wrist-worn device, the wrist-worn device being the wrist-worn device of any one of claims 1 to 10, the control method comprising:

receiving vibration trigger information;

controlling the coil (110) to be energized with an alternating current to generate the alternating electromagnetic field in response to the vibration trigger information.