CN111631492A - Watchband and use its wearable equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a watchband and wearable equipment using the same. The motor base comprises a main body part and an accommodating end arranged on one side edge of the main body part; the motor is assembled in the accommodating end; the joint comprises a joint plate, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged on one side of the joint plate, and a containing groove matched with the containing end is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall; the output end of the motor is in transmission fit with the first side wall to drive the joint to rotate relative to the motor base so as to fold or unfold the watchband. Through the mode, the watch band can be automatically adjusted.

Description

Watchband and use its wearable equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of wearable equipment, in particular to a watchband and wearable equipment using the watchband.

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.

Present wearable equipment is like the wrist-watch, and the watchband is generally all adjusted through manual, because the inconvenience of one-hand operation leads to adjusting the watchband more difficult, and user experience feels relatively poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a watchband and wearable equipment using the same, and aims to solve the problem that the watchband is inconvenient to adjust manually in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts a technical scheme that: providing a watch band, the watch band comprising: the motor base comprises a main body part and an accommodating end arranged on one side edge of the main body part; the motor is assembled in the accommodating end; the joint comprises a joint plate, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged on one side of the joint plate, and a containing groove matched with the containing end is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall; the output end of the motor is in transmission fit with the first side wall to drive the joint to rotate relative to the motor base so as to fold or unfold the watchband.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motor base further includes a fixing portion disposed on the other side of the main body portion, the joint includes a fixing groove disposed on the other side of the joint plate, and the fixing groove is matched with the fixing portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving end includes a receiving channel for assembling the motor.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the main body is provided with a first wiring groove communicated with the accommodating passage.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the joint plate is provided with a second wire slot, the second side wall is provided with a third wire slot, the third wire slot is respectively communicated with the accommodating groove and the second wire slot, and when the fixing groove is matched and fixed with the fixing portion, the first wire slot can be communicated with the second wire slot.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention adopts another technical scheme that: there is provided a wearable device comprising a wristband as claimed in any preceding claim.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device further includes a main unit, the two watchbands are disposed at two ends of the main unit, an end of the main unit includes a locking groove, the motor base further includes a fixing portion disposed at another side of the main unit, the joint includes a fixing groove disposed at another side of the joint plate, and the fixing portion can be matched with the locking groove or the fixing groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the watch band includes a first motor base, a second motor base, a first motor, a second motor, a first joint, and a second joint, the first motor base and the second motor base are the motor bases described above, the first motor and the second motor are the motors described above, and the first joint and the second joint are the joints described above; the fixing part of the first motor seat is matched and fixed with the clamping groove of the main body unit, the first motor is assembled in the accommodating end of the first motor seat, the accommodating end of the first motor seat is accommodated in the accommodating groove of the first joint, the output end of the first motor is fixed with the first side wall of the accommodating groove of the first joint, the fixing part of the second motor seat is matched and fixed with the fixing groove of the first joint, the second motor is assembled in the accommodating end of the second motor seat, the accommodating end of the second motor seat is accommodated in the accommodating groove of the second joint, and the output end of the second motor is fixed with the first side wall of the accommodating groove of the second joint.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device further includes a sensor, and the sensor is configured to detect torque information of the strap and control the motor according to the torque information.

According to an embodiment provided by the present invention, a flexible sheathing unit is included; the flexible outer covering unit is sleeved on the watchband and drives the flexible outer covering unit to fold or unfold when the watchband is folded or unfolded.

Has the advantages that: different from the prior art, the watchband folding and unfolding device is provided with the motor, and the motor drives the joint to rotate relative to the motor base, so that the watchband can be folded or unfolded. And then can automize and adjust the elasticity of watchband to improve user experience.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a watchband provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the band of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a motor base of the watch band shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a motor base of the watch band of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the knuckle of the wristband shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a wearable device provided by the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the wearable device provided by the present invention in a folded state;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device provided by the invention in an open state;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the wristband of the wearable device of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the wristband and flexible cover unit of the wearable device shown in fig. 8.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-5, the present invention provides a watch strap 10, wherein the watch strap 10 includes a motor base 100, a motor 200, and a joint 300.

As shown in fig. 1, the motor base 100 includes a main body portion 110 and a receiving end 120, and the receiving end 120 is disposed on one side of the main body portion 110. The motor 200 can be assembled in the receiving end 120, the joint 300 includes a joint plate 310, a first sidewall 320 and a second sidewall 330, the first sidewall 320 and the second sidewall 330 form a receiving groove 340, and the receiving groove 340 can be matched to receive the receiving end 120 of the motor base 100. When the receiving end 120 of the motor base 100 is received in the receiving groove 340 of the joint 300, the output end 210 of the motor 200 is in transmission fit with the first sidewall 320 to drive the joint 300 to rotate relative to the motor base 100, so that the watch band 10 is folded or unfolded.

In an optional scenario, when the wristband 10 is loose relative to the wrist of the user or needs to be worn, the motor 200 may drive the joint 300 to rotate toward the main surface of the motor base 100, so as to enable the wristband 10 to enter a folded state, so that the wristband 10 fits the wrist of the user.

In another alternative scenario, when the wristband 10 is tight against the wrist of the user or needs to be released from the user, the motor 200 may drive the joint 300 to rotate away from the main surface of the motor base 100, so as to enable the wristband 10 to enter an open state, so that the wristband 10 fits against the wrist of the user.

Optionally, the main surface of the motor base 100 and the main surface of the joint 300 are the inner surface of the motor base 100 and the inner surface of the joint 300 when the watch band 10 is folded.

In the above embodiment, the motor 200 is provided, and the motor 200 drives the joint 300 to rotate relative to the motor base 100, so that the watch band 10 can be folded or unfolded. And then the tightness of the watch band 10 can be automatically adjusted to improve the user experience.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the motor base 100 further includes a fixing portion 130 disposed on the other side of the main body portion 110, and the joint 300 includes a fixing groove 350 disposed on the other side of the joint plate 310, wherein the fixing groove 350 is matched with the fixing portion 130, that is, the fixing groove 350 and the fixing portion 130 can be matched and fixed. That is, when there are a plurality of motor holders 100, there may be a motor holder 100 that is matched with the fixing groove 350 of the joint 300 through the fixing part 130 so that the motor holder 100 is fixed with the joint 300.

As shown in fig. 3, the receiving end 120 further includes a receiving channel 121 for assembling the motor 200, and optionally, the receiving end 120 may be cylindrical and provided with a cylindrical receiving channel 121 for adapting the motor 200. In other embodiments, the receiving end 120 may have other shapes, which is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 3, the main body 110 is provided with a first wiring groove 410 communicating with the accommodating channel 121, and optionally, the main body 110 is provided with a first wiring groove 410 on an outer surface opposite to the main surface of the motor base 100, and the first wiring groove 410 is communicated with the accommodating channel 121.

As shown in fig. 5, the joint plate 310 is provided with a second wire slot 420, the second sidewall 330 is provided with a third wire slot 430, and the third wire slot 430 is respectively communicated with the accommodating groove 340 and the second wire slot 420. And when the fixing groove 350 is fixed with the fixing part 120, the first wiring groove 410 can communicate with the second wiring groove 420.

In the above embodiments, the first routing groove 410, the second routing groove 420, and the third routing groove 430 are provided to facilitate routing.

Referring to fig. 6 to 10, the present invention further provides a wearable device 1, where the wearable device 1 includes the watchband 10 described in any of the above embodiments.

As shown in fig. 7 or 8, the wearable device 1 further includes a main unit 20, and two bands 10 are respectively disposed at two ends of the main unit 20. Optionally, the end of the main body unit 20 may further include a locking groove (not shown), the motor base 100 further includes a fixing portion 130 disposed on the other side of the main body portion 110, and the joint 300 further includes a fixing groove 350 disposed on the other side of the joint plate 310, where the fixing groove 350 is matched with the fixing portion 130, that is, the fixing groove 350 and the fixing portion 130 can be matched and fixed. Meanwhile, the fixing portion 130 may be engaged with the engaging groove of the body unit 20. That is, when there are a plurality of motor bases 100, some motor bases 100 may be engaged with the catching groove of the main unit 20 through the fixing portion 130 to fix the motor bases 100 with the main unit 20, and some motor bases 100 may be engaged with the fixing groove 350 of the joint 300 through the fixing portion 130 to fix the motor bases 100 with the joint 300.

Optionally, the fixing portion 130 may be a "T" shaped end, and the fixing groove 350 and the locking groove may be a "T" shaped groove.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the watch band 10 may include a first motor base 100A, a second motor base 100B, a first motor 200A, a second motor 200B, a first joint 300A, and a second joint 300B. The first motor base 100A and the second motor base 100B are the motor bases 100 described in any of the embodiments, the first motor 200A and the second motor 200B are the motors 200 described in any of the embodiments, and the first joint 300A and the second joint 300B are the joints 300 described in any of the embodiments. That is, the first motor mount 100A and the second motor mount 100B have the same structure as the motor mount 100 of any of the embodiments, the first motor 200A and the second motor 200 have the same structure as the motor 200 of any of the embodiments, and the first joint 300A and the second joint 300B have the same structure as the joint 300 of any of the embodiments.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the fixing portion 130A of the first motor mount 100A is fixed to the locking groove of the body unit 20, therefore, the first motor base 100A is fixed on the main body unit 20, the first motor 200A is assembled in the accommodating end 120A of the first motor base 100A, the accommodating end 120A of the first motor base 100A is accommodated in the accommodating groove 340A of the first joint 300A, the output end 210A of the first motor 200A is fixed to the first sidewall 320A of the accommodating groove 340A of the first joint 300A, the fixing portion of the second motor base 100B is fixed to the fixing groove of the first joint 300A in a matching manner, the second motor 200B is assembled in the accommodating end 120B of the second motor base 100B, the accommodating end 120B of the second motor base 100B is accommodated in the accommodating groove 340B of the second joint 300B, and the output end 210B of the second motor 200B is fixed to the first sidewall 320B of the accommodating groove 340B of the second joint 300B.

When the first motor 200A drives the first joint 300A to rotate relative to the first motor base 100A and the second motor 200B drives the second joint 300B to rotate relative to the second motor base 100B toward the inner surface of the main unit 20, the entire watchband 10 can be folded, and when the first motor 200A drives the first joint 300A to rotate relative to the first motor base 100A and the second motor 200B drives the second joint 300B to rotate relative to the second motor base 100B away from the inner surface of the main unit 20, the watchband 10 can be unfolded.

Alternatively, the rotation speeds of the first motor 200A and the second motor 200B may be the same or different, and are not limited herein. And at the same time, the band 10 at both ends of the body unit 20 may be folded or unfolded at the same time, or may not be folded or unfolded at the same time, which is not limited herein.

The above embodiments do not limit the number of the motor bases 100, the motors 200, and the joints 300 in each band 10, and in other embodiments, a third motor base, a third motor, and a third joint may be further included, and the third motor base, and the third joint are assembled in the same manner as described above, and the third motor base is fixed to the fixing groove 350B of the second joint 300B by the fixing portion.

And optionally, by setting the same motor base 100, motor 200, and joint 300, and can implement assembly, on the one hand, different numbers of motor bases 100, motor 200, and joints 300 can be set for different wrist diameters, and on the other hand, batch generation can be performed, because the same set of structure can be adopted for both the first motor base 100A close to the main body unit 20 and the second motor base 100B far from the main body unit 20, and the same set of structure can be adopted for both the first joint 300A close to the main body unit 20 and the second joint 300B far from the main body unit 20, the types of production lines can be effectively saved, and further, the cost is saved.

As shown in fig. 9, the main unit 20 further includes a wiring channel (not shown), the first wiring slot 410A of the first chassis 100A can be communicated with the wiring channel and the accommodating channel, the third wiring slot 430A can be communicated with the accommodating slot and the second wiring slot 420A, wherein the accommodating channel is accommodated in the accommodating slot and can be communicated with the accommodating slot, and the second wiring slot 420A can be further communicated with the first wiring slot 410B of the second motor chassis 100B so as to be communicated with the accommodating channel in the second motor chassis 100B. In this way, the accommodating channel of the first base 100A and the accommodating channel of the second base 100B can be effectively connected, so that the communication between the wiring led out by the main body unit 20 and the first motor 200A assembled in the accommodating channel and the second motor 200B assembled in the accommodating channel can be realized, the safety of the wiring can be ensured, and further, the third wiring groove 430A is arranged on the second side wall 330A of the first base 100A and can be coaxially arranged with the accommodating channel 121A, so that the wiring can rotate coaxially with the first motor 200A, and the situation of breakage caused by pulling due to the furling or opening of the watchband 10 can be prevented.

In an alternative embodiment, the wearable device 1 further includes a sensor, which can be used to detect the torque information of the wristband 10 and control the motor 100 according to the torque information, specifically, can control the start/stop and the rotation direction of the motor 100. Optionally, since the size of the wrist of each user may be different, in order to ensure that the watchband 10 can adapt to the wrist of the user when being folded or unfolded, the torque information of the watchband 10 may be detected by the sensor, where the torque information may indicate information that the watchband 10 touches the wrist of the user and reaches a certain pressure with the wrist of the user when rotating, or may indicate information of a distance between the watchband 10 and the wrist of the user. When the torque information indicates that the band 10 is fitted to the wrist of the user, the motor 100 is controlled to stop.

In an alternative embodiment, since the wrist is not regularly round, the sensor needs to detect the torque information of multiple positions on the wristband 10 and control the start/stop and the rotation direction of the multiple motors 200 according to the multiple torque information.

In other embodiments, the torque information may also be a set value, i.e. a preset value, which ensures that each motor 200 rotates to a preset angle.

In the above embodiment, the torque information of the watch band 10 is acquired by setting the sensor, and the motor 100 is controlled according to the torque information, so that the whole watch band 10 can be adapted to the wrist of the user, and the user experience is further improved.

As shown in fig. 10, the wearable device 1 further includes a flexible covering unit 30, the flexible covering unit 30 is sleeved on the watchband 10, and when the watchband 10 is folded or unfolded, the flexible covering unit 10 is driven to fold or unfold.

As shown in fig. 10, a plurality of positioning posts 500 may be disposed on two outer sides of the watch band 10, and two inner sides of the flexible covering unit 30 are respectively disposed with a sliding slot 31, when the flexible covering unit 30 is sleeved on the watch band 10, the positioning posts 500 are slidably disposed in the sliding slots 31, and when the watch band 10 is folded or unfolded, the flexible covering unit 10 is adapted to the watch band 10 to be folded or unfolded.

In the above embodiment, the flexible covering unit 30 is provided to protect the wrist of the user and improve the aesthetic appearance, and to protect the structure of the watch band 10.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent results or equivalent flow transformations performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A watch band, characterized in that it comprises:

the motor base comprises a main body part and an accommodating end arranged on one side edge of the main body part;

the motor is assembled in the accommodating end;

the joint comprises a joint plate, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are arranged on one side of the joint plate, and a containing groove matched with the containing end is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall;

the output end of the motor is in transmission fit with the first side wall to drive the joint to rotate relative to the motor base so as to fold or unfold the watchband.

2. The band of claim 1, wherein the motor base further comprises a fixing portion disposed on another side of the body portion, and the joint comprises a fixing groove disposed on another side of the joint plate, the fixing groove being matched with the fixing portion.

3. The band of claim 2, wherein the receiving end includes a receiving channel for mounting the motor.

4. The band of claim 3, wherein the body portion is provided with a first cabling channel in communication with the receiving channel.

5. The band of claim 4, wherein the articulation plate is provided with a second wire slot, the second side wall is provided with a third wire slot, the third wire slot is in communication with the receiving slot and the second wire slot, respectively, and the first wire slot is capable of communicating with the second wire slot when the securing slot is matingly secured with the securing portion.

6. A wearable device, characterized in that the wearable device comprises a watchband according to any of claims 1-5.

7. The wearable device according to claim 6, further comprising a main unit, wherein the two watchbands are disposed at two ends of the main unit, an end of the main unit comprises a locking groove, the motor base further comprises a fixing portion disposed at another side of the main unit, the joint comprises a fixing groove disposed at another side of the joint plate, and the fixing portion can be matched with the locking groove or the fixing groove.

8. The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein the watchband comprises a first motor base, a second motor base, a first motor, a second motor, a first joint, and a second joint, the first motor base and the second motor base are the motor bases according to any one of claims 1-5, the first motor and the second motor are the motors according to any one of claims 1-5, and the first joint and the second joint are the joints according to any one of claims 1-5;

the fixing part of the first motor seat is matched and fixed with the clamping groove of the main body unit, the first motor is assembled in the accommodating end of the first motor seat, the accommodating end of the first motor seat is accommodated in the accommodating groove of the first joint, the output end of the first motor is fixed with the first side wall of the accommodating groove of the first joint, the fixing part of the second motor seat is matched and fixed with the fixing groove of the first joint, the second motor is assembled in the accommodating end of the second motor seat, the accommodating end of the second motor seat is accommodated in the accommodating groove of the second joint, and the output end of the second motor is fixed with the first side wall of the accommodating groove of the second joint.

9. The wearable device of claim 6, further comprising a sensor configured to detect torque information of the wristband and control the motor based on the torque information.

10. The wearable device of claim 6, comprising a flexible overlay unit; the flexible outer covering unit is sleeved on the watchband and drives the flexible outer covering unit to fold or unfold when the watchband is folded or unfolded.

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