CN111623226A

CN111623226A - Wearable equipment and system of wearable equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111623226A
Application number: CN202010422349.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵小清
Original assignee: Suzhou Youxing Health Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Youxing Health Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-19
Filing date: 2020-05-19
Publication date: 2020-09-04
Also published as: WO2021233304A1

Abstract

The application discloses wearable equipment, wearable equipment includes: a displaceable assembly; the functional component is positioned on the displaceable component and is driven to move by the displaceable component; a control component that controls the displaceable component to be displaced. The application also discloses a system of the wearable device. The application provides a wearable equipment, during the equipment use, through control part controls but the aversion subassembly removes, when reaching the target location, functional component can carry out controllable contact to health target site, thereby realizes equipment diversified or remote controllable removal.

Description

Wearable equipment and system of wearable equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent wearing, in particular to a wearable device and a system of the wearable device.

Background

A wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the clothing or accessories of the user. Wearable equipment is not only a hardware equipment, realizes powerful function through software support and data interaction, high in the clouds interaction more, and wearable equipment will bring very big transition to our life, perception.

The wearable device may mount a device that performs certain functions on the wearable carrier, thereby performing the intended function through close contact of the functional part with the body. Most current wearable devices do not contain a controllable movement mechanism. The contact of the functional part with the body is achieved by direct wearing. This limits the use of many functions and is not comfortable to wear.

In many cases, the functional parts of the mounted device need only to be brought into controllable contact with the target body part for a short time, and can be stored in a position more convenient to wear. In some cases, the target portion to be measured cannot be attached to the wearing article for a long time. To achieve such an object, a controllable moving mechanism is indispensable.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the foregoing, the present application provides a wearable device and a system of wearable devices that enable controlled movement between functional components and target site locations, or deployment of certain structures.

In order to achieve the purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the application:

1. a wearable device, characterized in that the wearable device comprises:

a displaceable assembly;

the functional component is positioned on the displaceable component and is driven to move by the displaceable component;

a control component that controls the displaceable component to be displaced.

2. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displacement of the displaceable component is due to a deformation of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material comprised in the displaceable component.

3. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable component is comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

4. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly is in a form selected from at least one of: a linear structure, a sheet-type structure, a tubular structure, and a foldable frame-type structure, a three-dimensional mesh structure, a three-dimensional multi-tube array structure, a three-dimensional multi-pleat structure, which are composed of the linear structure, the sheet-type structure, or the tubular structure;

the deformation modes of the linear structure, the sheet structure and the tubular structure are bending change or twisting change of different angles and telescopic change of a specific direction;

the deformation mode of the foldable frame type structure is mutual conversion of folding and unfolding; the three-dimensional reticular structure, the three-dimensional multi-tube array structure and the three-dimensional multi-fold structure are deformed in a way of mutual transformation of a flat structure and a three-dimensional structure or mutual transformation of a compact structure and an expanded structure.

5. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a double helix wire-like structural frame.

6. The wearable device according to item 5, wherein the double helix wire-like structural frame is comprised of a shape memory material.

7. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a sheet-like multi-fold structural frame.

8. The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein the sheet-like multi-fold structural frame is comprised of a shape memory material.

9. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-tube array structural frame.

10. The wearable device of claim 9, wherein the multi-tube array structural frame is comprised of a shape memory material.

11. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-torsion spring tandem frame comprising two or more torsion springs.

12. The wearable device according to claim 11, wherein the torsion springs are connected by a rigid wire type structure, the torsion springs and the rigid wire type structure being comprised of a shape memory material.

13. The wearable device according to

item

2 or 3, wherein the electroactive polymer body is at least one selected from silicone, acrylic, and polyurethane.

14. Wearable device according to

item

2 or 3, characterized in that the shape memory material is a metallic or non-metallic memory material.

15. The wearable device of claim 14, wherein the metal-based memory material is nitinol.

16. The wearable device according to claim 14, wherein the non-metallic memory material is selected from at least one of a copolyester and a copolyamide.

17. The wearable device according to item 14, wherein the shape memory material is mixed with a conductive substance.

18. The wearable device according to item 17, wherein the conductive substance is selected from electrical carbon black, metal powder, or conductive polymer.

19. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displaceable component is one or more layers of a composite sheet structure.

20. The wearable device according to claim 19, wherein the composite sheet structure at least one layer of sheet is comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

21. The wearable device according to

item

2 or 3, wherein the electroactive polymer or shape memory material is capable of directional elongation/contraction, or deformation, upon an external stimulus.

22. The wearable device according to claim 19, wherein an isolation film is disposed between adjacent composite sheet structures, wherein the isolation film is an insulating and heat-insulating material, and wherein the isolation film is configured to isolate electrical or thermal conduction between adjacent composite units.

23. The wearable device of claim 19, wherein each layer of the composite sheet structure has a gradually increasing directional elongation/contraction rate in an order of arrangement after the same external stimulus.

24. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a three-layer composite structure comprising a first outer layer, a core layer, a second outer layer arranged in sequence; the first outer layer and the second outer layer each comprise two or more strips arranged side-by-side; the core layer is provided with a guide pipe extending along the core layer, and the extending direction of the bar blocks is the same as that of the guide pipe.

25. The wearable device according to claim 24, wherein the first outer layer, the core layer, and the second outer layer are each comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material, and wherein the respective pieces of the first and second outer layers and the electroactive polymer or shape memory material of the core layer are independent of each other from external stimuli.

26. The wearable device according to claim 24, wherein the electroactive polymers or shape memory materials comprising the first outer layer, the core layer, and the second outer layer are directionally elongated/contracted in the same direction when exposed to an external stimulus.

27. The wearable device according to claim 26, wherein the electroactive polymers comprising the first, core, and second outer layers are each at least one of silicone or acrylic.

28. The wearable device according to item 26, wherein the shape memory material comprising the first outer layer, core layer, and second outer layer is a shape memory polyurethane.

29. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a cylindrical displacement unit comprising, in order from the inside to the outside, an inner tube, a longitudinally extending layer, an inner helical annular layer, an outer helical annular layer, a transverse annular layer,

the longitudinally extending layer comprises a plurality of first extending strips extending parallel to the inner tube, the plurality of first extending strips being evenly distributed around the inner tube;

the inner spiral annular layer comprises a plurality of second extension bars coiled outside the longitudinal extension layer in a spiral shape, and the plurality of second extension bars are uniformly distributed around the longitudinal extension layer;

the outer spiral annular layer comprises a plurality of third extension strips coiled outside the inner spiral annular layer in a spiral shape, and the plurality of third extension strips are uniformly distributed around the inner spiral annular layer; the spiral direction of the second extension bar block is opposite to the spiral direction of the third extension bar block;

the horizontal annular layer is cylindrical and consists of a plurality of parallel circular rings, and the horizontal annular layer is wrapped outside the outer spiral annular layer.

30. The wearable device according to claim 29, wherein the longitudinally extending layer further comprises a plurality of transverse radiating elements extending parallel to the inner tube, the transverse radiating elements being evenly distributed between the first extending strips. The transverse radiating elements are contracted from the outer periphery to the core, and the longitudinal elements are contracted from the far end to the near end of the cylinder.

31. The wearable device according to claim 29, wherein the inner tube, the longitudinally extending layer, the inner helical annular layer, the outer helical annular layer, the transverse annular layer, and the transverse radiating element are each comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material, each layer being independent of the other upon external stimuli.

32. The wearable device according to item 31, wherein the electroactive polymer comprising the inner tube, longitudinally extending layer, inner helical annular layer, outer helical annular layer, transverse radiating element is one of silicone or acrylic.

33. The wearable device according to item 31, wherein the shape memory material comprising the inner tube, the longitudinally extending layer, the inner helical annular layer, the outer helical annular layer, the transverse annular layer, and the transverse radiating element is at least one of shape memory polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans polyisoprene, and styrene, 7-butadiene copolymer.

34. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises:

an outer tube;

a wrapping layer located inside the outer tube and extending along the outer tube;

the inner pipe, the inner pipe by the parcel layer parcel, the inner pipe extending direction with the outer tube extending direction is the same.

35. The wearable device of item 34, wherein the wrapping layer is comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

36. The wearable device according to item 34, wherein the inner tube is passed by a substance delivery line, data line and/or wire that communicates with the functional component.

37. The wearable device according to item 35, wherein the electroactive polymer body or the shape memory material body is divided equally into three or more portions of electroactive polymer units or shape memory material units along a circumferential direction of the cross-section of the outer tube, and each portion of the electroactive polymer units or the shape memory material units is independent from each other upon external stimulation.

38. The wearable device according to item 37, wherein the electroactive polymer body or the shape memory material body is directionally elongated/contracted upon external stimulus, and wherein the directionally elongated/contracted directions are along the extension direction of the outer tube.

39. The wearable device of item 34, wherein the displaceable assembly cross-section is circular, annular, elliptical, triangular, quadrilateral, polygonal.

40. The wearable device according to claim 34, wherein the outer tube has multiple lengths of rigid sleeves attached flexibly or hingedly to each other and combined in series.

41. The wearable device according to claim 34, wherein multiple lengths of serial rigid material are attached inside/inside the outer tube, extending through the cylinder, providing structural support while preserving free movement of the cylinder.

42. The wearable device according to item 35, wherein the electroactive polymer body is selected from at least one of silicone, acrylic, and polyurethane.

43. The wearable device according to item 35, wherein the body of shape memory material is selected from at least one of nitinol, shape memory polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans polyisoprene, and styrene, 7-butadiene copolymer.

44. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises:

the framework component consists of one, two or more framework components which are connected through a hinge;

the telescopic body is connected with at least one framework component and drives the framework components to move mutually through the deformation of the telescopic body.

45. The wearable device according to item 44, wherein the stretchable body is an electroactive polymer body or a body of shape memory material.

46. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises:

the framework component consists of one, two or more framework components, and the framework components are connected by elastic materials or integrally made of the elastic materials;

47. The wearable device according to item 46, wherein the stretchable body is an electroactive polymer body or a body of shape memory material.

48. Wearable device according to item 1, characterized in that the displaceable component comprises a pneumatic or hydraulic drive component.

49. Wearable device according to item 48, characterized in that the displaceable assembly comprises a folding plate and/or a folding frame and/or an elastic material housing, provided with pneumatic or hydraulic actuation means at the folding/yieldable position of the folding plate and/or folding frame and/or elastic material housing.

50. The wearable device according to item 49, wherein when the folding plate is in the folded state, the control component injects a gas or a liquid into the pneumatic or hydraulic driving component, and the pneumatic or hydraulic driving component expands in volume to push the lightweight folding plate to unfold; when the light folding plate is in an open state, the control part performs decompression treatment on the interior of the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part, and the volume of the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part is contracted to pull the light folding plate to be folded.

51. The wearable device of claim 48, wherein the pneumatic or hydraulic actuation component is a collapsible bladder or a liquid bladder.

52. The wearable device according to item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly is driven by a motor.

53. The wearable device according to item 52, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises:

the pull rope is connected with at least one framework component and drives the framework components to move mutually by pulling of the pull rope;

the control member controls the displaceable member to be displaced by controlling the pulling of the pull cord.

54. The wearable device of item 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises:

the framework component is integrally formed by one, two or more framework components and is made of elastic materials;

55. The wearable device according to any of claims 1 to 54, wherein the functional component is selected from at least one of a light source for illumination/diagnostic measurement, a non-visible electromagnetic spectrum generator, a visible/non-visible light sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a moisture sensor, a pressure sensor, a camera, a brain and nerve potential sensor, an ultrasonic or low frequency vibration generator, an ultrasonic or low frequency vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a distance sensor, a movable claw, a microphone, an earpiece, a roller, a suction cup, an electrode needle, a nozzle, and a drug administration needle.

56. A system comprising a wearable device according to any of claims 1 to 55, characterized in that it comprises a steering center, which remotely sends steering instructions to the control means, which control means controls the displaceable means to be displaced according to the steering instructions.

According to the wearable equipment that this application provided, when the equipment uses, through the control part controls but the aversion subassembly removes, when reaching the target location, the functional component can carry out controllable contact to health target site to realize diversified or remote controllable removal of equipment.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a displaceable assembly of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a displaceable assembly of the present application in a deformed state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a displaceable assembly of the present application in a deformed state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a displaceable assembly of the present application in a deformed state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a displaceable assembly of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a displaceable assembly of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a displaceable assembly of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a displaceable assembly of the present application.

List of reference numerals

1-double helix wire-like memory metal, 2-multi-fold type folded structure, 3-multi-tube array structure, 4-first outer layer, 5-core layer, 6-second outer layer, 7-transverse annular layer, 8-outer spiral annular layer, 9-inner spiral annular layer, 10-longitudinal extension layer, 11-inner tube, 12-transverse radiating element, 13-skeleton member, 14-hinge, 15-telescopic air bag, 16-folding plate and 17-torsion spring.

Detailed Description

The following description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, includes various details of the embodiments of the application for the understanding of the same, which are to be considered exemplary only. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

The present application provides a wearable device, the wearable device includes:

a displaceable assembly;

the functional component may also be located at one end of the displaceable component.

A control component that controls the displaceable component to be displaced.

The displaceable component can drive the functional component to move towards the direction far away from or close to the target part.

The purpose of the displacement assembly movement is to achieve controlled movement of the functional assembly between the wearable carrier and the target body location, or to deploy some structure, such as the neck carrying the wearable device, for long-term monitoring of the elderly and patients for signs, and in emergency situations, to analyze the situation and rescue the patient. For example, in the case of a military person or a high-risk worker who is injured and loses self-rescue ability, the wearable device can detect and analyze the situation and then perform emergency treatment (remote diagnosis, communication, emergency drug administration and the like).

The control means may be a power source, mechanical device, power device, etc., and the control means may provide electrical energy, mechanical push/pull force, driving force, etc. to the movable assembly.

The application provides a wearable equipment, when needs contact target location, through control unit controls but the aversion subassembly removes, when reacing target location, the functional component can carry out controllable contact to the target site, when the contact finishes, control unit control but the aversion subassembly removes to resume the normal position, and then realize equipment diversification or remote controllable removal.

In the present application, the displacement of the displaceable member is due to a deformation of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material comprised in the displaceable member.

In the present application, the displaceable member is composed of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

In the present application, the displaceable assembly is in a form selected from at least one of: the structure comprises a linear structure, a sheet-type structure, a tubular structure, a foldable frame-type structure consisting of the linear structure, the sheet-type structure or the tubular structure, a three-dimensional reticular structure, a three-dimensional multi-tube array structure and a three-dimensional multi-fold structure;

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises a double helix wire-like structural frame. The double helix wire form frame is constructed of a shape memory material.

In the present application, the displaceable assembly comprises a sheet-like multi-fold structural frame. The sheet form multi-fold folded structure frame is constructed of a shape memory material.

In this application, the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-tube array structure frame. The multi-tube array structure frame is constructed of a shape memory material.

In this application, the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-torsion spring series frame comprising two or more torsion springs connected by a rigid linear structure, the torsion springs and the rigid linear structure being formed of a shape memory material.

The number of the torsion springs can be 1, 2, 3,4, 5, multiple and the like, and the number of the torsion springs can be determined according to actual needs.

In one embodiment, the displaceable component may also be a single coil spring.

In the present application, the electroactive polymer body is at least one selected from the group consisting of silicone, acrylic, and polyurethane.

The electroactive polymer body may be a silicone-based material CF 1921286.

The electroactive polymer body may be an acrylic material VHB 4910.

The electroactive polymer body can be polyurethane (SMPU) which is polymerized by three monomer raw materials of polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG), 4-diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate (MDI) and a chain extender.

The electroactive polymer body may be a silicone resin or an acrylic resin.

The electroactive polymer body may be silicone or polyurethane.

The electroactive polymer body may be acrylic and polyurethane.

In the present application, the shape memory material is a metal-based memory material or a non-metal-based memory material.

The shape memory material can be manufactured into a mechanism with controllable deformation motion between a normally folded state and an excited unfolded state, and many shape memory materials respond to temperature, ultraviolet light and electric field stimulation, but can be finally converted into electricity control.

In the present application, the metallic memory material is nitinolThe alloy is a special alloy which can automatically restore the self plastic deformation to the original shape at a certain specific temperature, has good plasticity, can be heated and deformed by attaching a heat source, and can be electrified and deformed, the expansion and contraction rate of the nickel-titanium alloy is more than 20%, and the fatigue life is up to 1 × 10⁷The damping characteristic is 10 times higher than that of a common spring, and the corrosion resistance of the spring is superior to that of the best medical stainless steel at present, so that the spring can meet the application requirements of various engineering and medicine, and is a very excellent functional material. The memory alloy has the unique shape memory function, and also has the excellent characteristics of wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high damping, superelasticity and the like.

The specific proportion of the nickel-titanium alloy is as follows: the percentage of nickel is 50.8-55%, and the rest is titanium.

The same nickel-titanium alloy can be made into one-way memory or two-way memory.

In the present application, the non-metallic memory material is selected from at least one of copolyester and copolyamide.

In the present application, the memory materials of the copolyamide are polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans-polyisoprene, and styrene, 7-butadiene copolymer. (4 commercial production techniques for SMP, i.e., shape memory polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans polyisoprene, and styrene, 7-butadiene copolymer, other varieties, fluorine-containing resins, polycaprolactone, polyamide, etc.)

In the present application, the shape memory material is mixed with a conductive substance. The conductive substance is selected from at least one of electrical carbon black, metal powder or conductive polymer, and the shape memory material is mixed with the conductive substance, so that the displaceable assembly can be electrified, namely, the displaceable assembly can be deformed by self heating.

In the present application, the displaceable assembly is a one or more layer composite sheet structure. At least one layer of the composite sheet structure is composed of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

When at least one layer of the sheet material of the composite sheet material structure is composed of the electroactive polymer, when the displaceable assembly is electrically stimulated, the composite sheet material is deformed (elongated or contracted or twisted), so that the displaceable assembly drives the functional assembly to displace.

Shape memory materials can be fabricated into mechanisms that provide controlled deformation motion between a normally collapsed state and an actuated expanded state, (shape memory material deformation characteristics tend to change back and forth between two states as compared to electroactive materials) many shape memory materials respond to temperature, ultraviolet light, and electric field stimuli, but can ultimately be converted into electrical control.

In the present application, the electroactive polymer or shape memory material is capable of directionally elongating/contracting or deforming in response to an external stimulus.

In this application, be provided with the barrier film between the adjacent composite sheet structure, the barrier film is insulating and thermal insulation material, the barrier film is isolated electrically conductive or heat conduction between the adjacent composite material unit to protect movable assembly, increase of service life.

In the present application, the layers of the composite sheet structure are oriented in an order of increasing elongation/shrinkage after the same external stimulus. When the displaceable assembly is subjected to electric stimulation, each layer of the composite sheet material is deformed in different degrees in sequence, so that the displaceable assembly drives the functional assembly to carry out controllable displacement.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises a three-layer composite structure comprising a first outer layer, a core layer, a second outer layer arranged in sequence; the first outer layer and the second outer layer each comprise two or more strips arranged side-by-side; the core layer is provided with a guide pipe extending along the core layer, and the extending direction of the bar blocks is the same as that of the guide pipe.

The first outer layer, the core layer and the second outer layer are all made of electroactive polymers or shape memory materials, and the electroactive polymers or the shape memory materials of the first outer layer and the second outer layer and the core layer are independent from each other under external stimulation.

The electroactive polymers or the shape memory materials forming the first outer layer, the core layer and the second outer layer are directionally elongated/contracted after being stimulated by the outside, and the directional elongation/contraction directions are the same.

Simultaneous contraction of the bars of the first outer layer (upper layer) causes the displaceable component to lift or curl upwards; simultaneous contraction of the pieces of the second outer layer (lower layer) causes the displaceable component to ride or curl downwardly; simultaneous contraction of the leftmost strips of the first and second outer layers (upper and lower layers) causes the displaceable assembly to bend to the left, and simultaneous contraction of the rightmost strips of the first and second outer layers (upper and lower layers) causes the displaceable assembly to bend to the right. The combination coordination can do bending movement in each direction in space.

In the present application, the electroactive polymers comprising the first outer layer, the core layer, and the second outer layer are each at least one of silicone or acrylic. The silicone resin can be a silicone material CF1921286, and the acrylic resin can be an acrylic VHB 4910.

The materials constituting the first outer layer and the second outer layer may be the same or different.

In the present application, the shape memory material constituting the first outer layer, the core layer and the second outer layer is shape memory polyurethane. The polyurethane is polyurethane (SMPU) polymerized by three monomer raw materials of polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG), 4-diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate (MDI) and a chain extender.

In the present application, the displaceable assembly comprises a cylindrical displacement unit comprising, in order from the inside to the outside, an inner tube, a longitudinally extending layer, an inner helical annular layer, an outer helical annular layer, a transverse annular layer,

the outer spiral ring layer comprises a plurality of third extension bars coiled in a spiral shape outside the first spiral ring layer, and the plurality of third extension bars are uniformly distributed around the second spiral ring layer; the spiral direction of the second extension bar block is opposite to the spiral direction of the third extension bar block;

The longitudinal extension layer, the inner spiral annular layer, the outer spiral annular layer and the transverse annular layer are independent from each other, and the operation process is not affected. The longitudinal extension layer is deformed to influence the length of the displacement assembly, the transverse annular layer is deformed to influence the diameter of the displacement assembly, and the inner spiral annular layer and the outer spiral annular layer are deformed to influence the displacement assembly to be twisted. When the inner spiral annular layer and the outer spiral annular layer are deformed independently, the direction of the displacement assembly is opposite to the direction of the displacement assembly.

In this application, the longitudinally extending layer further comprises a plurality of transverse radiating elements extending parallel to the inner tube, the transverse radiating elements being evenly distributed between the first extending strips. The transverse radiating elements are contracted from the outer periphery to the core, and the longitudinal elements are contracted from the far end to the near end of the cylinder.

In this application, the inner tube, the longitudinally extending layer, the inner spiral annular layer, the outer spiral annular layer, the transverse annular layer, and the transverse radiating element are all made of electroactive polymers or shape memory materials, each of which is independent of the other upon external stimuli.

The transverse annular layer shrinkage causes the displacement unit to extend while varying; the longitudinal extension layer selects specific units to shrink so as to cause the directional bending of the displacement units, and the overall shrinkage causes the shortening and thickening of the column body; the contraction of the specific selection unit of the transverse radiation unit causes the directional bending of the displacement unit, and the overall contraction causes the elongation and thinning of the displacement unit; the helical layer shrinkage causes the displacement unit to twist rotationally in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction along the central axis. All units of each layer are combined and coordinated, so that the displacement unit can move in a nearby space by 360 degrees without dead angles.

In the present application, the electroactive polymer constituting the inner tube, the longitudinally extending layer, the inner helical annular layer, the outer helical annular layer, the transverse annular layer, and the transverse radiating element is one of silicone resin or acrylic resin.

The silicone may be a silicone-based material CF1921286, and the acrylic may be an acrylic VHB 4910.

In the present application, the shape memory material constituting the inner tube, the longitudinally extending layer, the inner spiral annular layer, the outer spiral annular layer, the transverse annular layer, and the transverse radiating element is at least one of shape memory polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans polyisoprene, styrene, and 7-butadiene copolymer.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises:

an outer tube;

The outer tube is coaxial with the inner tube, and the electroactive polymer body is located between the outer tube and the inner tube.

The wrapping layer is composed of an electroactive polymer body or a shape memory material body.

In the present application, the inner tube is provided for the passage of material transport lines, data lines and/or wires which communicate with the functional components.

The data and/or conductive lines may communicate the functional component with the displaceable component and with the control component.

In the present application, the wrapping layer is equally divided into three or more portions of the electroactive polymer unit or the shape memory material unit along the circumferential direction of the cross-section of the outer tube, and the electroactive polymer unit or the shape memory material unit of each portion is independent from each other by external stimulus.

The electroactive polymer units or the shape memory material units of each part are respectively connected with different power supplies.

When the displaceable assembly displaces, the power supply on one corresponding side stimulates the corresponding electroactive polymer unit, so that the electroactive polymer unit on the corresponding side deforms, the electroactive polymer units on the other part keep unchanged, the displaceable assembly can displace, the more evenly-divided parts of the wrapping layer along the circumferential direction of the cross section of the outer pipe are, the more the displaceable assembly displaces, and the more flexible the displaceable assembly is.

In the present application, the electroactive polymer body or the shape memory material body is directionally elongated/contracted by external stimulus, and the direction of the directional elongation/contraction is along the extension direction of the outer tube.

In the present application, the displaceable component is circular, annular, elliptical, triangular, quadrangular, polygonal in cross-section. I.e. the displaceable member may be in the shape of a cylinder, an elliptical cylinder, a triangular prism, a quadrangular prism, a polygonal prism.

In the present application, the outer side of the outer tube has multiple sections of hard sleeves flexibly or hingedly connected to each other and combined in series. The free movement of the column body is guaranteed, and meanwhile, the carrying substrate of the structure supporting force and the functional assembly and the protection are provided.

In the application, a plurality of serial hard materials penetrating through the column body are attached to the inner side/inner side of the outer tube body, so that the free movement of the column body is guaranteed, and meanwhile, the structural supporting force is provided.

In the present application, the electroactive polymer body is selected from at least one of silicone, acrylic, and polyurethane.

In one embodiment of the present application, the silicone may be a silicone-based material CF1921286, and the acrylic may be an acrylic VHB 4910. The polyurethane is polyurethane (SMPU) polymerized by three monomer raw materials of polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG), 4-diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate (MDI) and a chain extender.

In one embodiment of the present application, the electroactive polymer body may be a piezoelectric polymer, an electromechanical polymer, a relaxor ferroelectric polymer, an electrostrictive polymer, a dielectric elastomer, a liquid crystal elastomer, a conjugated polymer, an ionic polymer metal composite, an ionic colloid, and a polymer colloid.

In one embodiment of the present application, electrostrictive polymers include, but are not limited to: polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyvinylidene fluoride-trichloroethylene (PVDF-TrFE), polyvinylidene fluoride-trichloroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE-CFE), polyvinylidene fluoride-trichloroethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE-CTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP), polyurethane or mixtures thereof.

In one embodiment of the present application, dielectric elastomers include, but are not limited to: acrylate, polyurethane, silicone.

In one embodiment of the present application, conjugated polymers include, but are not limited to: polypyrrole, poly-3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene, poly (polyphenylene sulfide), polyaniline.

In the present application, the shape memory material is selected from at least one of nitinol, shape memory polynorbornene, polyurethane, high trans polyisoprene, and styrene, 7-butadiene copolymer.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises:

The stretchable body is an electroactive polymer body or a body of shape memory material.

When the displacement subassembly need take place the displacement, through to scalable body stimulates, the deformation takes place for scalable body to it is a plurality of to drive skeleton component takes place the displacement, thereby take place relative motion between the skeleton component.

The number of the skeleton members can be 2, 3,4, 5, 6, multiple and the like, and the number of the skeleton members can be determined according to actual needs.

The skeleton component comprises an inner skeleton and an outer skeleton (the definition of the skeleton component is from a biological analogy description, and the diversity is also the same). In addition, the framework components are movably connected, are not limited to be connected through hinges or even are not directly connected, and are wrapped by surrounding elastic materials to form connection.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises:

In this application, the displaceable assembly comprises a pneumatically or hydraulically driven component.

The pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part is a telescopic air bag or a liquid bag.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises a folding plate and/or a folding frame and/or an elastic material housing, at the folding/deformable position of which a pneumatic or hydraulic drive part is arranged.

When the displaceable component needs to be displaced, the pneumatic driving component or the hydraulic driving component can drive the light folding plate and/or the folding frame and/or the elastic material shell, so that the light folding plate and/or the folding frame and/or the elastic material shell in the folded state is unfolded, and the displaceable component drives the functional component to be displaced.

When the folding plate is in a folding state, the control part injects gas or liquid into the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part, and the volume of the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part expands to push the light folding plate to open; when the light folding plate is in an open state, the control part performs decompression treatment on the interior of the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part, and the volume of the pneumatic driving part or the hydraulic driving part is contracted to pull the light folding plate to be folded.

In this application, the movable assembly is driven by a motor.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises:

When the displaceable component needs to be displaced, the stay cord drives the adjacent framework components to be displaced relatively through pricking, so that the framework components are driven to be displaced relatively, and the framework components are driven to move relatively.

In the present application, the displaceable component comprises:

In the present application, the functional component is selected from at least one of a light source for illumination/diagnostic measurement, a non-visible electromagnetic spectrum generator, a visible/non-visible light sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a moisture sensor, a pressure sensor, a camera, a brain and nerve potential sensor, an ultrasonic or low-frequency vibration generator, an ultrasonic or low-frequency vibration sensor, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a distance sensor, a movable claw, a microphone, an earpiece, a roller, a suction cup, an electrode needle, a nozzle, and a drug administration needle.

The application also relates to a system of the wearable device, the system comprises a control center, the control center remotely sends a control instruction to the control component, and the control component controls the displaceable component to displace according to the control instruction.

The system of wearable equipment of this application, when needs function block contact target site, control the center to control part sends the instruction, control part control the displacement subassembly takes place the displacement, but the drive of displacement subassembly the function block reachs the target site carries out controllable displacement, can realize remote control like this.

The system of wearable equipment, wearable equipment not only can be used for human health control and diagnosis, and fields such as information exchange, human protection, emergent processing also can be used to fields such as pet dress protection. In addition, complex, diverse and precise controllable displacements necessarily require organic combinations of independently controlled motion units having multiple or multiple layers.

Example 1

The present application relates to a wearable device, comprising: a displaceable assembly; the functional component is positioned at one end of the displaceable component and is driven by the displaceable component to move; a control component that controls the displaceable component to be displaced.

The displacement of the displaceable component is due to a deformation of a shape memory material comprised in the displaceable component.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shape memory material in the displaceable member may be in the form of a collapsible and expandable frame of double helical wire-like memory metal 1, which is a nickel titanium alloy.

As shown in fig. 2, the shape memory material in the displaceable member may be in the form of a multi-fold type folded structure 2 of sheet memory material, which may be varied back and forth, the shape memory material being polyurethane.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shape memory material in the displaceable assembly may be in the form of a multi-tube array structure 3 of tubular memory material that can be folded back and forth, the shape memory material being a copolyamide.

As shown in fig. 4, the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-torsion spring serial frame comprising 3 torsion springs, the torsion springs 17 are connected by a rigid linear structure, the torsion springs 17 and the rigid linear structure are made of shape memory material, the torsion direction of each torsion spring 17 is selectable, and the structure can be folded and unfolded.

Example 2

As shown in fig. 5, the displaceable assembly comprises a three-layer composite structure comprising a first outer layer 4, a core layer 5, a second outer layer 6, arranged in sequence; the first outer layer 4 and the second outer layer 6 each comprise a plurality of strips arranged side by side; the core layer is provided with a guide pipe extending along the core layer, and the extending direction of the bar blocks is the same as that of the guide pipe.

The first outer layer 4, the core layer 5 and the second outer layer 6 are all made of silicone CF1921286, and each piece in the first outer layer 4 and the second outer layer 6 and the core layer are independent from each other under external stimulation. The first outer layer 4, the core layer 5 and the second outer layer 6 are directionally elongated/contracted after being stimulated by the outside, and the directional elongation/contraction directions are the same. Simultaneous contraction of the pieces of the first outer layer 4 (upper layer) causes the displaceable assembly to lift or curl upwards; simultaneous contraction of the strips of the second outer layer 6 (lower layer) causes the displaceable assembly to ride down or curl; simultaneous contraction of the leftmost strips of the first outer layer 4 and the second outer layer 6 causes the displaceable assembly to bend to the left and simultaneous contraction of the rightmost strips of the first outer layer 4 and the second outer layer 6 causes the leader to bend to the right. The three-layer structure can be combined and coordinated to do bending movement in each direction in space.

Example 3

The displacement of the displaceable component is due to a deformation of an electroactive polymer comprised in the displaceable component.

As shown in fig. 6, the displaceable assembly comprises a cylindrical displacement unit, which comprises an inner pipe 11, a longitudinally extending layer 10, an inner spiral annular layer 9, an outer spiral annular layer 8, a transverse annular layer 7 from inside to outside,

the longitudinally extending layer 10 comprises 14 first extending strips extending parallel to the inner tube 11, the 14 first extending strips being evenly distributed around the inner tube 11;

the inner spiral annular layer 9 comprises a plurality of second elongated strips wound in a spiral shape outside the longitudinally extending layer 10, the plurality of second elongated strips being uniformly distributed around the longitudinally extending layer 10;

the outer spiral ring layer 8 comprises a plurality of third extension bars coiled in a spiral shape outside the inner spiral ring layer 9, and the plurality of third extension bars are uniformly distributed around the inner spiral ring layer 9; the spiral direction of the second extension bar block is opposite to the spiral direction of the third extension bar block;

the transverse annular layer 7 is cylindrical, and the outer spiral annular layer 8 is wrapped by the transverse annular layer 7.

The longitudinally extending layer 10 further comprises four transverse radiating elements 12 extending parallel to the inner tube, and the transverse radiating elements 12 are uniformly distributed between the first extending strips. The inner pipe 11, the longitudinal extension layer 10, the inner spiral annular layer 9, the outer spiral annular layer 8 and the transverse annular layer 7 are all made of acrylic resin VHB4910 materials, and external stimulation between the layers is independent.

Example 4

As shown in fig. 7, the displaceable assembly includes: the framework assembly consists of two framework components 13 which are connected through a hinge 14;

an electroactive polymer body connecting at least two of the skeletal members and configured to drive the skeletal members to move relative to each other via deformation of the electroactive polymer body or the shape memory material.

The electroactive polymer body is formed from an acrylic VHB4910 material.

Example 5

As shown in fig. 8, the displaceable assembly comprises a pneumatically driven member which is a telescopic bladder 15.

The displaceable assembly comprises a folding plate 16, at the fold of which folding plate 16 a telescopic airbag 15 is arranged. When the folding plate 16 is in a folded state, the control part injects gas into the telescopic air bag 15, and the telescopic air bag 15 expands in volume to push the folding plate 16 to expand; when the folding plate 16 is in an opened state, the control part decompresses the telescopic airbag 15, and the telescopic airbag 15 contracts in volume to pull the folding plate 16 to be folded.

Although the embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments and application fields, and the above-described embodiments are illustrative, instructive, and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of this disclosure, may effect numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wearable device, characterized in that the wearable device comprises:

a displaceable assembly;

a control component that controls the displaceable component to be displaced.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displacement of the displaceable component is due to a deformation of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material included in the displaceable component.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly is comprised of an electroactive polymer or a shape memory material.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly is in a form selected from at least one of: a linear structure, a sheet-type structure, a tubular structure, and a foldable frame-type structure, a three-dimensional mesh structure, a three-dimensional multi-tube array structure, a three-dimensional multi-pleat structure, which are composed of the linear structure, the sheet-type structure, or the tubular structure;

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a double helix wire-like structural frame.

6. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the double helix wire-like structural frame is comprised of a shape memory material.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a sheet-like multi-fold structural frame.

8. The wearable device of claim 7, wherein the sheet-like multi-fold structural frame is comprised of a shape memory material.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the displaceable assembly comprises a multi-tube array structural frame.