Detailed Description
To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention is described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
Fig. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a wearable smart terminal according to the present invention, which is a smart watch or a smart bracelet, and includes a host 10, an earphone 30 housed in the host 10, and a wrist band 50 connected to the host 10. The wrist band 50 is used to wear the main body 10 on the wrist or ankle of the user, and is convenient for the user to carry. Preferably, the wrist strap 50 is detachably connected to the host 10, so that a user can replace wrist straps of different types as required to wear the wearable intelligent terminal of the present invention on different parts such as wrists or ankles; in addition, the wrist band 50 may be replaced with a chain to wear the wearable smart terminal on the neck or the like.
Referring to fig. 3, 3a and 4, the main unit 10 is shaped like a flat box, and a receiving cavity 11 is formed inside the main unit for receiving the earphone 30. In this embodiment, the main unit 10 is a square box and is composed of an upper cover 12 and a lower cover 13 hinged to each other, and the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 form the accommodating cavity 11 together when they are covered together to accommodate and fix the earphone 30. When the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 are separated, the receiving cavity 11 is exposed, and the earphone 30 can be taken out of the receiving cavity 11, as shown in fig. 3 a. According to the direction shown in fig. 2 (the directions described below, including front, back, left, right, up, down, etc., all based on the direction shown in fig. 2), the upper cover 12 and the right side of the lower cover 13 form a rotational connection, so that the left sides of the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 can be relatively closed or opened.
Referring to fig. 5, the right side of the upper cover 12 is formed with a protruded hinge 14, and correspondingly, the right side of the lower cover 13 is formed with a groove 15 for accommodating the hinge 14. The hinge portion 14 is rotatably disposed in the groove portion 15, and the two cooperate to form a hinge structure, so that the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 can be closed and opened. Preferably, a connection hole 140 is formed in the hinge portion 14, and a flexible circuit board 16 passes through the connection hole 140 to electrically connect the electronic devices in the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13. In other embodiments, the hinge 14 can be disposed on other sides of the main body 10, such as the left side. Preferably, an elastic hinge shaft may be installed in the hinge structure to provide a stable elastic covering force for covering the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13.
In other embodiments, the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 may be detachably connected by magnetic attraction, fastening, or the like to form the host 10. For example, metal or magnets may be provided on the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13, respectively, to attract the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13; for another example, the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 may be provided with a snap for engaging with each other to engage the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13. When the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 are connected by magnetic attraction or by a snap, the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 14 can be completely separated when opened.
The headset 30 is preferably a TWS (True Wireless step) headset, which in other embodiments may be a classic Stereo Bluetooth headset, a classic one-sided Bluetooth headset, etc. As shown in fig. 2, the earphones 30 are arranged symmetrically, each of which is L-shaped as a whole and includes a long rod portion 32 and a short rod portion 34 vertically connected to the long rod portion 32. Preferably, the earphone is an in-ear earphone, the short stem portion 34 of which is inserted into the ear canal when in use. The end cover of short pole portion 34 is equipped with rubber earcap 36 cover, improves the comfort level of duct. When the earphone 30 is not used, the earphone 30 is flatly placed in the accommodating cavity 11 of the host 10, correspondingly, two accommodating cavities 11 are provided, and each accommodating cavity 11 accommodates one earphone 30.
In this embodiment, the long rod portions 32 of the two earphones 30 are respectively placed along the front and rear sides of the main unit 10, and the two short rod portions 34 extend from the left side end of the long rod portion 32 to the opposite direction and are placed along the left side of the main unit 10, i.e. the opening side of the main unit 10; the two ear caps 36 are adjacent to each other. In other embodiments, the two earphones 30 may be placed in other manners, such as two long rods 32 along the front and back sides of the main frame 10, two short rods 34 along the left and right sides of the main frame 10, and so on. According to the specific structure of the earphone 30 and the desired placement manner, the shape, size, position, etc. of the accommodating cavity 11 in the main body 10 are designed accordingly, so that the earphones 30 are matched.
In the orientation shown in fig. 2, the long stem portion 32 of the headset 30 has a larger longitudinal dimension than the short stem portion 34, such that the top of the long stem portion 32 is higher than the top of the short stem portion 34, and the bottom of the long stem portion 32 is lower than the bottom of the short stem portion 34. In the present embodiment, a height difference of about 2mm is formed between the bottoms of the long rod portions 32 and the short rod portions 34, and similarly, a height difference of about 2mm is formed between the tops of the long rod portions 32 and the short rod portions 34. The ear cap 36 is also larger in longitudinal dimension than the stem portion 34, with the top and bottom of the ear cap 36 projecting outwardly relative to the top and bottom of the stem portion 34. The particular dimensions of the earcap 36 are generally designed to fit the ear canal of a human ear to make it ergonomic.
As shown in fig. 6, the lower cover 13 includes a first outer cover 131, a first inner cover 132, and a power module 133 disposed between the first outer cover 131 and the first inner cover 132.
First enclosing cover 131 is as whole wearable intelligent terminal's drain pan, when wearing in first enclosing cover 131 pastes and locates on user's wrist or ankle. The first inner lid 132 is received in the first outer lid 131 and is disposed toward the upper lid 12. The first inner lid 132 is recessed to form an upper recess 134, and the upper recess 134 is used as a lower half of the receiving cavity 11 of the main unit 10. In this embodiment, the two upper grooves 134 are symmetrically disposed. The two upper grooves 134 are formed to be depressed along the edge of the first inner cover 132 to be upwardly arched with respect to the center of the first inner cover 132, so that a larger groove is formed between the center of the first inner cover 132 and the first outer cover 131 for assembling the power module 133. The power module 133 and the earphone 30 are staggered in the installation position, and the earphone 30 surrounds the power module 133, so that the whole thickness of the lower cover body 13 can be effectively reduced.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the upper groove 134 follows the external shape of the earphone 30, and has an L shape as a whole, and includes a first concave portion 21 and a second concave portion 11 that are substantially perpendicular to each other, and the square corners of the first concave portion 21 and the second concave portion 11 are fitted with the square corners of the first inner lid 132. The two first concave portions 21 are respectively formed at the front and rear side positions of the first inner lid 132 and extend along the left and right direction of the first inner lid 132; the second recesses 22 extend from left side ends of the corresponding first recesses 21, i.e., the second recesses 22 extend in the front-rear direction of the first inner lid 132. In the present embodiment, the second recess 22 has a greater depth than the first recess 21. The end of each second recess 22 forms a third recess 23, the third recess 23 is larger in depth and width relative to the second recesses 22, and the third recesses 23 of the two upper grooves 134 are communicated. In other embodiments, the two upper grooves 134 may be spaced apart and not communicated with each other.
Due to the height difference between the second recess 22 and the first and third recesses 21, 23, the portion of the first inner lid 132 corresponding to the second recess 22, i.e., the wall surface of the second recess 22, is relatively arched upward, so that a small recess is formed between the first outer lid 131 and the second recess 22 of the first inner lid 132 for placing the first magnet 17. Correspondingly, a second magnet 38 is arranged in the short rod part 34 of the earphone 30, and the second magnet 38 is magnetically attracted with the first magnet 17 to fix the earphone 30 in the lower cover 13 in an adsorption manner.
The power module 133 includes a main circuit board 135, a processing device connected to the main circuit board 135, and a first battery 136 connected to the main circuit board 135. The first battery 136 is used as a power source for the entire host 10, and is preferably a rechargeable battery. Correspondingly, a charging circuit connected to the first battery 136 and a charging terminal 138 connected to the charging circuit are formed on the main circuit board 135. A through hole is formed at the bottom of the first cover 131, and the bottom end of the charging terminal 138 is exposed by extending into the through hole and can be connected with an external power supply to charge the first battery 136.
Preferably, the hall sensor 137 is further disposed on the main circuit board 135, and the hall sensor 137 judges whether the earphone 30 is in a wearing state by sensing a change of magnetic flux between the earphone 30 and the wrist band 50, so as to realize a function of "stop when taking off, and listen when wearing". Preferably, a communication unit is further disposed on the main circuit board 135 for signal connection between the main unit 10 and the earphone 30. In some embodiments, the communication unit is further used to connect the host 10 and an external electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and the like. The communication unit can be a wifi module or a bluetooth module, after the earphone 30 is taken out of the host 10, the wireless connection between the host 10 and the earphone 30 and/or the wireless connection between the earphone 30 and an external electronic device are automatically realized, the communication function is realized, the information interaction is realized, and the wearable intelligent terminal is convenient to use.
In addition, the main circuit board 135 may be further connected to various sensors for monitoring relevant data of the user, including physiological data, exercise data, peripheral environment data, and the like, for example, an optical heart rate sensor is provided for monitoring a heart rate, a temperature sensor is provided for detecting a user's body temperature, an ambient light sensor is provided for sensing ambient brightness, an air pressure sensor is provided for detecting ambient air pressure, and an acceleration sensor is provided for counting steps.
As shown in fig. 9, the upper cover 12 includes a second outer cover 121, a second inner cover 122, and a display module 123 disposed between the second outer cover 121 and the second inner cover 122.
The second inner cover 122 is disposed toward the lower cover 13, and the second inner cover 122 is recessed to form a lower groove 124, and the lower groove 124 faces the upper groove 134 of the lower cover 13 to form an upper half of the receiving cavity 11 of the host 10. In this embodiment, the two lower grooves 124 are symmetrically disposed. Each lower groove 124 corresponds to an upper groove 134 to form a receiving cavity 11 for receiving and fixing one of the earphones 30. The two lower grooves 124 are formed concavely along the edge of the second inner cover 122, and are relatively arched toward the lower cover 12 from the center of the second inner cover 122, so that a larger groove is formed between the center of the second inner cover 122 and the second outer cover 121 for assembling the display module 123. The display module 123 and the earphones 30 are staggered in the installation position, and the earphones 30 surround the display module 123, so that the overall thickness of the upper cover body 12 can be effectively reduced.
Specifically, the lower groove 124 follows the contour of the earphone 30, and is generally L-shaped, and includes a first concave portion 24 and a second concave portion 25 that are substantially perpendicular to each other, and the square corners of the first concave portion 24 and the second concave portion 25 are engaged with the square corners of the second inner lid 122. The two first concave portions 24 are respectively formed at the front and rear side edges of the second inner lid 122 and extend along the left-right direction of the second inner lid 122; the second recesses 25 extend from left side ends of the corresponding first recesses 24 toward each other, that is, the second recesses 25 extend in the front-rear direction of the second inner lid 122. In the present embodiment, the second recess 25 has a greater depth than the first recess 24, that is, the wall surfaces of the first recess 24 are lower than the wall surfaces of the second recess 22. The end of each second recess 25 forms a third recess 26, the third recess 26 being greater in depth and width relative to the second recesses 25, and the third recesses 26 of the two lower grooves 124 communicating. In other embodiments, the two lower grooves 124 may be spaced apart and not in communication with each other.
The display module 123 includes a first circuit board 127, a processing device connected to the first circuit board 127, and a display unit 128 connected to the first circuit board 127, wherein the first circuit board 127 is electrically connected to a power module 133 in the lower cover 13 through the flexible circuit board 16. The second cover 121 serves as a housing of the entire intelligent terminal, a display screen 125 is arranged in the center, and the display screen 125 faces the display unit 128, so that relevant information including but not limited to physiological data, motion data, weather data, time data and the like can be displayed to the user in the form of images or characters. Preferably, the display screen 125 is a touch screen, and a user can input instructions or information through the display screen 125. In addition, the headset 30 automatically establishes communication with the host 10 after being taken out, and when the wearable smart terminal makes a call or plays music, the volume can be increased or decreased or the played music can be switched through the touch screen 125.
Referring to fig. 8 and fig. 11, one end of the flexible circuit board 16 is inserted into the upper cover 12 and electrically connected to the first circuit board 127 of the display module 123 in the upper cover 12. Preferably, the flexible circuit board 16 is formed with a positioning hole 160, and correspondingly, a positioning post 126 is formed on one side of the second inner cover 122 facing the display module 123 in a protruding manner, and the positioning post 126 is inserted into the positioning hole 160 to form a preliminary positioning, so as to facilitate connection between the flexible circuit board 16 and the display module 123. The flexible circuit board 16 penetrates into the connection hole 140 of the hinge portion 14 from the second inner cover 122, and the other end of the flexible circuit board 16 extends out from the connection hole 140 and is inserted into the first outer cover 131 of the lower cover 13, and is electrically connected to the main circuit board 135 of the power module 133 to connect the display module 123 and the power module 133.
In this embodiment, the first outer cover 131 of the lower cover body 13, the first inner cover 132 of the upper cover body 12, and the hinge portion 14 are all formed with through holes for the flexible circuit board 16 to penetrate through, preferably, a silicone plug 18 is disposed at each through hole, the silicone plug 18 forms a tight fit with the edge of the through hole, so as to achieve the effect of sealing connection, prevent water vapor or dust and the like from entering the upper cover body 12 or the lower cover body 13, corrode internal electronic components, and ensure electrical safety. In addition, after the flexible circuit board 16 is completely penetrated and the circuit connection is completed, water can be dispensed and prevented at each penetrating position, and the waterproof effect is further enhanced.
In this embodiment, the upper cover 12 is provided with a display switch 19 for controlling the on/off of the display screen 125. When a user needs to check the relevant information and data, the display screen 125 is turned on through the display switch 19, otherwise, the display screen 125 is turned off, so that power consumption can be effectively saved, and the service life of the first battery 136 is prolonged. In this embodiment, the display switch 19 is a key switch and is disposed at the right side of the second outer cover 121 of the upper cover 12. It should be understood that the display switch 19 may be disposed at other positions of the upper cover 12; the display switch 19 may be a touch switch or the like, and is not limited to the specific embodiment.
The first circuit board 127 is further connected with a first terminal 129, the top end of the first terminal 129 is fixedly connected to the first circuit board 127, and the bottom end extends downward and penetrates through the second inner cover 122 to extend into the lower groove 124. Correspondingly, a battery unit 39 is disposed in each earphone 30, and the battery unit 39 includes a second circuit board 391, and a second battery 392 and a second terminal 393 connected to the second circuit board 391. The second battery 392 is preferably a rechargeable battery, and the second circuit board 391 is formed with a charging circuit electrically connecting the second battery 392 and the second terminal 393.
In this embodiment, the second circuit board 391 is L-shaped, and a first end thereof is located in the long rod portion 32, and an opposite second end thereof extends into the short rod portion 34. The second battery 392 is accommodated in the long rod part 32 and connected with the first end of the second circuit board 391, and the second terminal 393 is arranged on the short rod part 34 and connected with the second end of the second circuit board 391. Correspondingly, a through jack hole is formed at the top of the short rod portion 34, i.e. at a position close to the upper cover 12, the bottom end of the second terminal 393 is connected to the second circuit board 391, and the top end thereof extends into the jack hole 34 to be exposed, so as to be used as a charging terminal of the earphone 30. The charging terminals 393 correspond to the first terminals 129 in position and number, in this embodiment, three second terminals 393 are formed on each earphone 30, a set of first terminals 129 is formed at the front end and the rear end of the first circuit board 127 near the left side of the first circuit board 127, and each set of first terminals 129 is three. As shown in fig. 10, the second inner lid 122 is formed with a through-hole at the position of each second concave portion 25, and each set of the first terminals 129 passes through the through-hole of the second inner lid 122 and extends into a corresponding second concave portion 25.
In other embodiments, the charging terminal 393 of the earphone 30 may also be formed on both the long rod portion 32 and the short rod portion 34, that is, a part of the charging terminal 393 protrudes upward from the top of the short rod portion 34, and a part of the charging terminal 393 protrudes upward from the top of the long rod portion 32. Correspondingly, the first terminal 129 extends from the upper cover 12 to the first concave portion 24 and the second concave portion 25 of the upper groove 124, respectively. In addition, the charging terminal 393 of the earphone 30 may be formed entirely at the long rod portion 32 thereof, and correspondingly, the first terminal 129 is protruded from the upper cover 12 to the first concave portion 24 of the upper groove 124.
The upper cover 12 is closed after the earphone 30 is placed in the lower cover 13. As shown in fig. 3, 3a, 4 and 4a, the first concave portion 24 of the upper cover 12 corresponds to the first concave portion 21 of the lower cover 13, and the long rod portion 32 is accommodated in both the first concave portions 21 and 24; the second concave part 25 of the upper cover body 12 corresponds to the second concave part 22 of the lower cover body 13, and the two second concave parts 22 and 25 jointly receive the short rod part 34; the third recess 26 of the upper cover 12 corresponds to the third recess 23 of the lower cover 13, and the ear cap 36 is accommodated in both the third recesses 23 and 26.
The upper groove 134 of the lower cover 13 has a greater depth than the lower groove 124 of the upper cover 12, that is, the first concave portion 21, the second concave portion 22, and the third concave portion 23 of the lower cover 13 have greater depths than the first concave portion 24, the second concave portion 25, and the third concave portion 26 of the upper cover 12, respectively. When the earphone 30 is placed in the lower cover 13, a lower half portion (slightly larger than half) of the earphone 30 is accommodated in the upper groove 134, an upper half portion (slightly smaller than half) of the earphone 30 is exposed out of the lower cover 13, and then the upper cover 12 is covered, and the lower groove 122 of the upper cover accommodates the upper half portion of the earphone 30. Due to the deeper upper groove 134, the earphone 30 is more stable after being placed in the lower cover 13, and the earphone 30 is effectively prevented from falling off before the upper cover 12 is covered. After the earphone 30 is placed in the lower cover 13, the second magnet 38 is magnetically attracted to the first magnet 17 in the lower cover 13, so that the earphone 30 is attracted and fixed, and the earphone 30 is prevented from falling or moving.
When the earphone 30 is placed in the host 10 and the host 10 is covered, the first terminal 129 of the display module 123 abuts against and is electrically conducted with the second terminal 393 on the earphone 30, so that the second battery 392 of the earphone 30 is electrically conducted with the first battery 136 through the second circuit board 391, the second terminal 393, the first terminal 129, the first circuit board 127, the flexible circuit board 16, the main circuit board 135 and forms a loop, the first battery 136 in the host 10 charges the second battery 392 of the earphone 30, and thus the idle time is utilized to charge the second battery 392 of the earphone 30, thereby ensuring that the earphone 30 is always full of electric quantity when in use.
Because the main unit 10 forms the first terminal 129 on the upper cover body 12 to be connected with the second terminal 393 of the earphone, when the upper cover body 12 is closed, the insertion hole for penetrating the first terminal 129 is downward, and water vapor cannot accumulate at the insertion hole under the action of gravity, so that short circuit caused by water accumulation is avoided, and the stability and safety of the electrical connection between the earphone 30 and the main unit 10 are ensured. In the above embodiment, the power module 133 of the host 10 is disposed in the lower cover 13 and connected to the first circuit board 127 in the upper cover 12 through the flexible circuit board 16. It should be understood that in other embodiments, the power module 133 may be disposed in the upper cover 12, in which case the first terminal 129 is directly connected to the main circuit board 135 of the power module 133, and the first battery 393 of the earphone 30 is connected to the first battery 136 through the second terminal 393, the first terminal 129 and the main circuit board 135, which is simpler in connection.
In order to ensure good contact between the first terminal 129 and the second terminal 393, the first terminal 129 exerts a downward elastic force on the second terminal 393 and the second terminal 393 exerts an upward elastic force on the first terminal 129. The elastic force of the first terminal 129 and the second terminal 393 acts downward on the earphone 30, so that the attraction force of the first magnet 17 to the second magnet 38 is not counteracted, even because of the downward acting force on the earphone 30, the attraction force of the first magnet 17 to the second magnet 38 can be smaller, and thus the sizes of the two magnets 17 and 38 can be smaller, so that the main unit 10 can be further optimized in internal structure design while the earphone is ensured to be fixed.
In the above embodiment, the accommodating cavity 11 is partially located in the upper cover 12 and partially located in the lower cover 13, and the depth of the upper groove 134 in the lower cover 13 is slightly greater than the depth of the lower groove 124 in the upper cover 12, so that the thickness ratio of the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 is substantially the same or slightly different, and the overall appearance of the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 13 is improved. It should be understood that the accommodating cavity 11 may be entirely disposed in the lower cover 13, and may also be entirely disposed in the upper cover 12. When most or all of the accommodating cavity 11 is disposed in the upper cover 12, the first magnet 17 may be disposed in the upper cover 12 to absorb the earphone 30, such as the first magnet 17 is disposed in the groove between the second recess 25 of the second inner cover 122 and the first outer cover 121. When the upper cover 12 is opened, the earphone 30 moves along with the upper cover 12 and then breaks away from the upper groove 134, and at this time, the earphone 30 does not automatically fall off due to the attraction of the first magnet 17 to the earphone 30.
The present invention reduces the height of the main body 10 to the maximum extent by placing the earphone 30 flat in the main body 10 and surrounding the electronic devices in the main body 10, such as the power module 133, the display module 123, and the like. When the wearable intelligent terminal is worn on the wrist, on one hand, the host 10 worn on the wrist is ensured not to influence the appearance and wearing comfort due to large volume, and the volumes of the earphone 30 and the host 10 can be comprehensively considered according to ergonomics, so that the wearing comfort and firmness of the earphone 30 are improved, and the wearing comfort of the wearable intelligent terminal is improved; on the other hand, when the user performs a strenuous exercise such as running, since the headset 30 is completely stored and fixed in the main body 10, the headset 30 is not separated from the main body 10 and does not shake in the main body 10 during the strenuous exercise, and thus the safety is higher.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be understood as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.