CN112741402A

CN112741402A - Wristband device and wristband

Info

Publication number: CN112741402A
Application number: CN201911037147.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任晟
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-29
Filing date: 2019-10-29
Publication date: 2021-05-04

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a wrist strap type device, which comprises a device main body and a wrist strap. The device main part is provided with main processing circuit, the wrist strap is used for cooperating the device main part to dress on user's wrist, be provided with the function device on the wrist strap, the function device with main processing circuit connects for realize specific function. The application also provides a wristband. In the application, certain functional devices of the wrist strap type device are arranged on the wrist strap, so that the size of the device main body can be effectively reduced. And when the functional device arranged on the wrist strap includes the functional device which originally needs to be provided with the hole on the display screen to realize the function, the occupation of the display area of the display screen on the device main body can be reduced, and the size of the display area is increased.

Description

Wristband device and wristband

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to a wrist strap type device and a wrist strap applied to the wrist strap type device.

Background

At present, wrist strap devices such as smart watches and smart bracelets are widely used, and convenience of life of people is improved. In the existing wrist strap type device, functional devices such as a camera and a sensor are arranged in a device main body, so that the device main body is large in size. Particularly, for setting up on the front screen of main part, camera, ultraviolet sensor etc. need trompil on the front screen, occupied the subregion of display screen for the little display area of display screen has received further restriction originally.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a wrist strap type device and a wrist strap to solve the problems.

In one aspect, a wrist strap device is provided that includes a device body and a wrist strap. The device main body is provided with a main processing circuit; the wrist strap is used for being worn on the wrist of a user in cooperation with the device main body, and a functional device is arranged on the wrist strap and connected with the main processing circuit and used for achieving a specific function.

In another aspect, a wrist strap is provided, which is applied to a wrist strap apparatus, the wrist strap apparatus includes an apparatus main body, the wrist strap is used for being worn on a wrist of a user in cooperation with the apparatus main body, and a functional device is disposed on the wrist strap for implementing a specific function.

In the application, certain functional devices of the wrist strap type device are arranged on the wrist strap, so that the size of the device main body can be effectively reduced. And when the functional device arranged on the wrist strap includes the functional device which originally needs to be provided with the hole on the display screen to realize the function, the occupation of the display area of the display screen on the device main body can be reduced, and the size of the display area is increased.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a wrist-worn device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic top view of the wrist strap apparatus in an embodiment of the present application, illustrating the functional device and the main processing circuit connected by a wire.

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the wrist-worn device in an embodiment of the present application, illustrating the functional device and the main processing circuit connected by a wire.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a wrist-worn device according to another embodiment of the present application, illustrating the functional device and the main processing circuit connected by a wire.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present application showing a first connecting end of a wristband and a second connecting end portion of the device body.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a wrist-worn device in another embodiment of the present application illustrating the functional device and the main processing circuit connected by a wire.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood, 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.

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a diagram illustrating a wrist strap apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the wrist strap apparatus 100 includes an apparatus main body 1 and a wrist strap 2, the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a main processing circuit 11, the wrist strap 2 is used for being worn on the wrist of a user in cooperation with the apparatus main body 1, the wrist strap 2 is provided with a functional device 21, and the functional device 21 is connected with the main processing circuit 11 for implementing a specific function.

Accordingly, in the present application, by providing some of the functional devices 21 of the wristband apparatus 100 on the wristband 2, the volume of the apparatus main body 1 can be effectively reduced.

The device body 1 further includes a display 12, and in some embodiments, the functional device 21 disposed on the wrist band 2 may include a functional device that needs to be perforated on the display 12 to perform its function, such as a camera, an ultraviolet sensor, and the like. Therefore, by providing these functional devices on the wristband 2, the occupation of the display area D1 of the display panel 12 on the apparatus main body 1 can be reduced, and the size of the display area D1 can be increased.

Wherein, the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 can be connected by wire or wireless.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3 together, fig. 2 is a top view of the wrist strap apparatus 100 illustrating the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 are connected by a wire, and fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the wrist strap apparatus 100 illustrating the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 are connected by a wire according to an embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2, the wrist strap apparatus 100 further includes an electrical connector J1, the electrical connector J1 is provided in the wrist strap 2 and the apparatus body 1, and the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 are connected through the electrical connector J1.

As shown in fig. 3, the wristband 2 includes a first connection end P1, the device body 1 includes a second connection end P2, the wristband 2 is connected to the second connection end P2 of the device body 1 through the first connection end P1, an end wall of the first connection end P1 opposite to the second connection end P2 is provided with a first through hole T1, an end wall of the second connection end P2 opposite to the first connection end P1 is provided with a second through hole T2, and the first through hole T1 and the second through hole T2 are opposite to each other to form a through hole T0 penetrating through the first connection end and the second connection end. The electric connector J1 is disposed in the wrist strap 2 and connected to the functional device 21, and the electric connector J1 extends through the through hole T0 and then is connected to the main processing circuit 11, so as to establish the connection between the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11.

The functional device 21 is thus in wired connection with the main processing circuit 11 by means of an electrical connection J1 extending in the wristband 2 and the device body 1, so that normal functioning can still be achieved when the functional device 21 is provided in the wristband 2.

Wherein, the end walls of the first connecting end P1 and the second connecting end P2 can be tightly attached, thereby improving the closure of the wrist strap device 100.

In some embodiments, the end wall of the first connection end P1 is further provided with a sealing ring surrounding the first through hole T1, and the end wall of the second connection end P2 is also provided with a sealing ring surrounding the second through hole T2, so that when the first connection end P1 is connected with the second connection end P2, the end wall of the first connection end P1 is tightly abutted against the end wall of the second connection end P2, thereby improving the sealing effect.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the wrist strap apparatus 100 according to another embodiment, which illustrates the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 connected by a wire. Fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating the first link end P1 of the wristband 2 and the second link end P2 portion of the device body 1 in another embodiment. As described above, the wrist band 2 includes the first link end P1, and the device body 1 includes the second link end P2.

In another embodiment, the end wall of the first connection end P1, opposite to the second connection end P2, is formed with a predetermined number of first electrical contacts C1, the end wall of the second connection end P2, opposite to the first connection end P1, is formed with a predetermined number of second electrical contacts C2, the first electrical contacts C1 are in one-to-one interference with the second electrical contacts C2, the electrical connector J1 comprises a first electrical connector J11 and a second electrical connector J12, the first electrical connector J11 is arranged in the wristband 2 and connected between the functional device 21 and the first electrical contact C1, the second electrical connector J2 is arranged in the device body 1 and connected between the second electrical contact C1 and the main processing circuit 11, so that the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 are connected through the first electrical connector J11, the predetermined number of first electrical contacts C1, C1, Second electrical contact C2 and a second electrical connection J12.

Wherein the first electrical contact C1 may be one of an outwardly convex protrusion and an inwardly concave recess, and the second electrical contact C2 may be the other of an outwardly convex protrusion and an inwardly concave recess.

For example, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first electrical contact C1 may be an inwardly concave recess, i.e., a recess recessed toward the inside of the wristband 2, and the second electrical contact C2 may be an outwardly convex protrusion, i.e., a protrusion protruding from the end wall of the second link end P2 toward the second link end P1.

The end walls of the connection end P1 and the second connection end P2 may only correspond to the portions of the first electrical contact C1 and the second electrical contact C2, and the portions may be made of a conductive material, such as a metal material, e.g., iron, copper, or other conductive alloy material, and the other portions may be made of a non-conductive material, e.g., plastic, resin, or other materials. And the end walls of the first link end P1 and the second link end P2 are integrally formed, thereby improving the sealability of the wristband 2 and the device body 1.

Wherein the number of the first electrical contacts C1 and the number of the second electrical contacts C2 are equal. For example, the electrical connection J1 may be a USB protocol enabled connection. The number of the first electrical contacts C1 and the number of the second electrical contacts C2 may be four, and each of the first electrical contacts C1 and the second electrical contacts C2 may include a power source electrical contact, two data electrical contacts, and a ground electrical contact, so as to implement a USB-format data connection between the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11.

In any of the above embodiments, the electrical connector J1 may be a data line or a flexible circuit board, or may be formed by combining a data line and a flexible circuit board. For example, the electrical connector J1 may be a USB data line or a flexible circuit board that is wired with a number of wires and supports a corresponding transmission protocol (e.g., USB protocol).

Wherein, the electric connector J1 formed by combining the data line and the flexible circuit board means that: for the same electric connector J1, the data line and the flexible circuit board can be connected to form a whole-section electric connector; alternatively, for the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, when the electrical connector J1 includes a first electrical connector J11 and a second electrical connector J12, the first electrical connector J11 may be one of a data line and a flexible circuit board, and the second electrical connector J12 may be the other of the data line and the flexible circuit board.

In some embodiments, when the functional device 21 is wirelessly connected to the main processing circuit 11, the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 may be integrated with wireless transceiver devices, or the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 may be respectively connected to the wireless transceiver devices disposed in the wrist band 2 and the apparatus main body 1 by wire and then wirelessly connected via the wireless transceiver devices connected to each other.

The wireless connection between the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 includes one of bluetooth, WIFI and zigbee, and the wireless transceiver may be a bluetooth module, a WIFI module and a zigbee module.

Referring back to fig. 2 and 3, the wristband 2 comprises two first connecting ends P1, the device body 1 comprises two opposite second connecting ends P2, the two first connecting ends P1 of the wristband 2 are respectively used for connecting with the opposite second connecting ends P2 of the device body 1, and the functional device 21 is arranged on the wristband 2 near at least one first connecting end P1.

That is, at least one of the portions of the wrist band 2 on both sides of the apparatus body 1 is provided with the functional device 21.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the wristband 2 may be provided with functional devices 21 only near one first connecting end P1.

Referring to fig. 6, a cross-sectional view of the wrist strap apparatus 100 in another embodiment is shown, wherein the functional device 21 and the main processing circuit 11 are connected by wire.

As shown in fig. 6, the wrist band 2 is provided with the functional device 21 at a portion adjacent to both of the first connecting ends P1. That is, in some embodiments, the wrist band 2 is provided with the functional device 21 at both sides of the apparatus body 1.

When the functional devices 21 are disposed at the positions of the wrist band 2 close to the two first connecting ends P1, as shown in fig. 6, the functional devices 21 disposed at the positions of each first connecting end P1 side can be connected to the main processing circuit 11 through the electrical connector J1 extending through the first connecting end P1 and the corresponding second connecting end P2. That is, the wired connection of the functional device 21 to the main processing circuit 11 is realized in the manner shown in fig. 3 described above. For the specific connection manner and structure, reference may be made to the related description of fig. 3, which is not repeated herein.

In other embodiments, the functional device 21 disposed at the position of each first connection end P1 may be connected to the main processing circuit 11 by wire in the connection manner shown in fig. 4 and 5. For the specific connection manner and structure, reference may be made to the related description of fig. 4 and fig. 5, which is not repeated herein.

In some embodiments, the types of functional devices 21 adjacent to different first connection ends P1 are the same or different. That is, the functional devices 21 at the positions on the two first connection ends P1 side may include the same type of functional device, or may include functional devices having different functions.

In some embodiments, the number of functional devices 21 disposed on the wristband 2 proximate each first connection end P1 is one or more. That is, the number of the functional devices 21 at the site on the side of each first connection end P1 may be one or more.

In some embodiments, the functional device 21 includes an input device and/or an output device, and the input device and/or the output device is connected to the main processing circuit 11 through a wire or wirelessly, and is configured to collect a signal and send the signal to the main processing circuit 11 for further processing and/or receive the signal of the main processing circuit 11 for output.

In some embodiments, the input device comprises a sensor, a camera and/or a microphone and the output device comprises a speaker and/or a light emitting lamp. I.e. the functional device 21 comprises a sensor, a camera and/or a microphone as input devices and/or comprises a loudspeaker and/or a light emitting lamp as output devices.

The sensor may include an ultraviolet sensor, configured to sense ambient ultraviolet light to generate a corresponding ultraviolet sensing signal, and send the ultraviolet sensing signal to the main processing circuit 11, where the main processing circuit 11 is configured to analyze ultraviolet light intensity according to the ultraviolet sensing signal, and give corresponding prompt information or perform corresponding control, for example, prompt a user that the current ultraviolet light intensity is high and protection is needed in a display or voice manner.

Wherein the sensor may also include an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and the like.

For another example, when the functional device 21 disposed on the wrist band 2 includes a camera, the camera collects light from the surrounding environment to generate an image light signal, and sends the image signal to the main processing circuit 11, and the main processing circuit 11 is configured to analyze the image light signal to generate a corresponding image.

For another example, when the functional device 21 provided in the wristband 2 includes a speaker, it can receive and output an audio signal generated by the main processing circuit 11.

It is obvious that the input device refers to a device for collecting surrounding information or receiving input for operation, and the output component refers to any device capable of generating output signals of light, sound, vibration, etc., and the input device and the output device are not limited to the above examples.

In some embodiments, speakers may be provided at the same time at the positions of the two first connection ends P1 side of the wristband 2, and at least one speaker may be provided at the position of each first connection end P1 side. That is, speakers are provided at both positions of the wrist band 2 on the side of the first connection ends P1, so that a stereo effect can be enhanced since a plurality of speakers are provided at opposite ends of the apparatus body 1.

In some embodiments, cameras may be provided at the same time at the locations of the two first link ends P1 side on the wristband 2, and at least one camera may be provided at the location of each first link end P1 side. That is, the two first connection ends P1 side portions of the wristband 2 are provided with the cameras, so that the photographing effect can be improved since the plurality of cameras are provided at the opposite ends of the device body 1.

In some embodiments, the functional device 21 may further include a memory, and the memory is connected to the main processing circuit 11 by wire or wirelessly, so that the main processing circuit 11 can perform data storage and reading control.

Obviously, the functional device 21 may also include other devices suitable for being placed on the wrist band 2, for example, the functional device 21 may also include an output device, even a flexible display screen, which is disposed on the wrist band 2 and connected with the main processing circuit 11 through a wire or a wireless connection to display the content under the control of the main processing circuit 11. The flexible display screen may be an OLED display screen, an electronic paper (e-ink) display screen, or the like.

The main processing circuit 11 may be a processing circuit including a main circuit board, a processing chip, and the like, and the main processing circuit 11 serves as a core circuit component of the wrist strap apparatus.

In some embodiments, for example, as shown in fig. 3, the wrist band 2 may include two wrist band segments 20, each wrist band segment 2 includes the aforementioned first connection end P1 and the locking end S1, the two wrist band segments 20 are connected to the corresponding second connection end 1 of the device body 1 through the corresponding first connection end P1, and when the wrist band device 100 is worn by a user, the two wrist band segments 20 can be locked together through the corresponding locking ends S1 and firmly worn on the wrist of the user. For example, the locking end S1 of one of the two wristband segments 20 has a plurality of insertion holes formed through the wristband 2, and the locking end S1 of the other wristband segment has a pin, and the pin is inserted into the corresponding insertion hole to achieve locking. The plurality of insertion holes formed through the wrist band 2 are sequentially arranged along the extending direction of the wrist band 2, so that the size of the loop formed by the wrist band 2 and the device body 1 can be adjusted by inserting the pins into the different insertion holes.

Obviously, in other embodiments, the wrist band 2 may be a one-piece structure, the two first connecting ends P1 are disposed at the opposite ends of the wrist band 2, and the wrist band 2 is connected to the corresponding second connecting end 1 of the device body 1 by the two first connecting ends P1 to form a complete loop structure. The wrist band 2 may be made of a material having a stretching property, and may be stretched by applying an external force when worn, so as to be worn on the wrist of the user. Obviously, in other embodiments, the wrist band 2 has a foldable structure at a position far away from the two first connecting ends P1, so that the loop diameter of the wrist band apparatus 100 in a ring shape can be adjusted, for example, by expanding the foldable structure, the loop diameter of the wrist band apparatus 100 is increased to be worn by the user, and by folding the foldable structure after being worn, the loop diameter of the wrist band apparatus 100 is decreased to be firmly worn on the wrist of the user.

When the functional device 21 disposed on the wrist band 2 is a device such as a camera or an ultraviolet sensor that needs to be opened, a corresponding opening is further opened at a position of the wrist band 2 corresponding to the camera or the ultraviolet sensor.

Herein, the first connecting end P1 of the wristband 2 and the second connecting end P2 of the device body 1 may be detachably connected or non-detachably connected.

The wristband device 100 may be a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a ring-shaped smart phone, or the like.

The wrist strap apparatus 100 may further include other components, such as a battery, which are not described in detail since they are not related to the improvement of the present application.

In some embodiments, the present application also provides the wrist band 2 separately, the wrist band 2 is applied to a wrist band apparatus 100, the wrist band apparatus includes an apparatus body 1, the wrist band 2 is used for being worn on the wrist of the user with the apparatus body 1, and the wrist band 2 is provided with a function device 21 for realizing a specific function.

In some embodiments, the wristband 2 includes two first connecting ends P1, the two first connecting ends P1 of the wristband 2 are respectively used for connecting with the opposite second connecting end P2 of the device body 1, and the functional device 21 is disposed on the wristband 2 near at least one first connecting end P1.

In some embodiments, the wristband 2 is provided with functional devices 21 at locations adjacent to both first connecting ends P1, and the types of functional devices 21 adjacent to different first connecting ends P1 are the same or different.

In some embodiments, the functional device 21 includes an input device and/or an output device, and is connected with a main processing circuit in the device body by wire or wireless, and is used for collecting signals and sending the signals to the main processing circuit for further processing and/or receiving the signals of the main processing circuit for output.

Wherein the input device comprises a sensor, a camera and/or a microphone and the output device comprises a speaker and/or a light emitting lamp.

For a more detailed structure of the wrist band 2, please refer to the description related to the wrist band 2 in fig. 1 to 6, which is not described herein again.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention is not limited by the order of acts, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently in accordance with the invention. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required by the invention.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The above embodiments of the present invention are described in detail, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are explained by applying specific embodiments, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understanding the method of the present invention and the core idea thereof; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

Claims

1. A wrist-worn device, comprising:

a device main body provided with a main processing circuit;

the wrist strap is used for being worn on the wrist of a user in cooperation with the device main body, and a functional device is arranged on the wrist strap and connected with the main processing circuit and used for achieving a specific function.

2. The wrist strap apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an electrical connector provided in the wrist strap and the apparatus body, the functional device and the main processing circuit being connected by the electrical connector.

3. The wristband device according to claim 2, wherein the wristband includes a first connecting end, the device body includes a second connecting end, the wristband is connected to the second connecting end of the device body through the first connecting end, a first through hole is opened in an end wall of the first connecting end opposite to the second connecting end, a second through hole is opened in an end wall of the second connecting end opposite to the first connecting end, the first through hole and the second through hole are opposite to each other to form a through hole penetrating through the first connecting end and the second connecting end, the electrical connector is disposed in the wristband and connected to the functional device, and the electrical connector extends through the through hole and then is connected to the main processing circuit to establish connection between the functional device and the main processing circuit.

4. The wristband device according to claim 2, wherein the wristband includes a first connecting end, the device body includes a second connecting end, a predetermined number of first electrical contacts are formed on an end wall of the first connecting end facing the second connecting end, a predetermined number of second electrical contacts are formed on an end wall of the second connecting end facing the first connecting end, the first electrical contacts are in one-to-one interference with the second electrical contacts, the electrical connectors include a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, the first electrical connector is disposed in the wristband and connected between the functional device and the first electrical contacts, the second electrical connector is disposed in the device body and connected between the second electrical contacts and the main processing circuit, so that the functional device and the main processing circuit are connected through the first electrical connector, The first electric contact, the second electric contact and the second electric connecting piece in the preset number are connected.

5. The wristband device of claim 2, wherein the electrical connection is a data cord or a flexible circuit board, or is formed by a combination of a data cord and a flexible circuit board.

6. The wristband apparatus according to any of claims 2-5, wherein the wristband includes two first link ends, the apparatus body includes two opposing second link ends, the two first link ends of the wristband are each adapted to be connected to an opposing second link end of the apparatus body, and a functional device is provided on the wristband proximate at least one first link end.

7. The wristband assembly of claim 6, wherein functional devices are provided on the wristband proximate both first ends, the types of functional devices proximate different first ends being the same or different.

8. The wrist-worn apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the number of the functional devices near each first connecting end is one or more.

9. The wristband apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the functional device comprises an input device and/or an output device, connected to the main processing circuit by wire or wirelessly, for collecting and sending signals to the main processing circuit for further processing and/or for receiving signals of the main processing circuit for output.

10. The wrist-worn device of claim 9, wherein the input device comprises a sensor, a camera and/or a microphone and the output device comprises a speaker and/or a light emitting lamp.

11. A wrist strap is applied to a wrist strap type device, the wrist strap type device comprises a device body, and the wrist strap is characterized in that the wrist strap is used for being worn on the wrist of a user in a matching mode with the device body, and a functional device is arranged on the wrist strap and used for achieving a specific function.

12. The wristband as recited in claim 11, wherein the wristband includes two first link ends, each for connecting with an opposing second link end of the device body, the wristband being provided with a functional device proximate at least one first link end.

13. The wristband as recited in claim 11, wherein functional devices are disposed on the wristband proximate both first link ends, the types of functional devices proximate different first link ends being the same or different.

14. The wristband as claimed in claim 11, wherein the functional device comprises an input device and/or an output device, and is connected with the main processing circuit in the device body in a wired or wireless manner, and is used for collecting signals and sending the signals to the main processing circuit for further processing and/or receiving the signals of the main processing circuit for output.

15. The wristband as recited in claim 14, wherein the input device comprises a sensor, a camera and/or a microphone and the output device comprises a speaker and/or a light emitting lamp.