CN113303572A

CN113303572A - Watch (watch)

Info

Publication number: CN113303572A
Application number: CN202110581447.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张亮
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-26
Filing date: 2021-05-26
Publication date: 2021-08-27
Anticipated expiration: 2041-05-26
Also published as: CN113303572B; WO2022247748A1

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present application provide a watch including a watch face, a watch band, a hinge assembly, and a fastener. The two ends of the watchband are connected to the dial plate through the hinge rod assemblies, each hinge rod assembly comprises a first hinge rod and a second hinge rod which are hinged to each other, and the fastener is used for fixing the relative positions of the first hinge rod and the second hinge rod, so that the length of each hinge rod assembly can be fixed at any position, namely the watchband and the whole length of each hinge rod assembly can be fixed at any position. And when the user pulled the watchband, the frictional force that the butt effect of above-mentioned fastener produced can be overcome to user's pulling force, and then will the hinge bar subassembly pulls open, and the user of being convenient for will the wrist-watch is worn on the arm, has improved the convenience that the wrist-watch was worn.

Description

Watch (watch)

Technical Field

This application belongs to wearing equipment technical field, concretely relates to wrist-watch.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the technology, watches are also turning from the traditional time display only to smart wearable devices with more and more powerful functions, so that more and more manufacturers are focusing on the smart watch market.

No matter be traditional wrist-watch or intelligent wrist-watch, wearing mode between them continues the form of traditional watchband basically, and the watchband divide into two sub-watchbands of length to form that also, two sub-watchbands adopt singly to dial and give birth to ear and this body coupling of wrist-watch, the wrist size that the regulation adaptation consumer is different through the buckle.

However, the watch strap brings a lot of inconvenience to the use of consumers. For example, due to the limitation of the distribution positions of the fastening holes on the two sub watch straps, the watch strap has the problem that the upper hole is loose and the lower hole is tight. In addition, different consumers have different wrists, so that the length of the redundant watchband is different when the watch is worn, and the wearing comfort and the attractiveness of the watch are reduced; moreover, the buckle type watchband is inconvenient to wear, and particularly, a consumer can hardly take and take the watch by one hand, so that the wearing experience of the consumer is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application is directed to a watch that solves at least one of the problems set forth in the background.

In order to solve the technical problem, the present application is implemented as follows:

the embodiment of the application provides a watch, include:

a dial plate;

the watch comprises a watchband and a hinge rod assembly, wherein two ends of the watchband are connected to the dial plate through the hinge rod assembly; wherein the hinge rod assembly comprises a first hinge rod and a second hinge rod which are hinged with each other;

a fastener for fixing the relative positions of the first hinge rod and the second hinge rod.

In embodiments of the present application, some embodiments of the present application provide a watch including a watch face, a watch band, a hinge assembly, and a fastener. The fastener is used for fixing the relative positions of the first hinge rod and the second hinge rod, so that the length of the hinge rod assembly can be fixed at any position, namely the whole length of the watchband and the hinge rod assembly can be fixed at any position. When the user pulled the watchband, the frictional force that the butt effect of above-mentioned fastener produced can be overcome to user's pulling force, and then will the hinge bar subassembly pulls open, and the user of being convenient for will on the arm was worn to the wrist-watch, improved the convenience that the wrist-watch was worn.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is an overall schematic view of a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a watch according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a watch band and hinge rod assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an end of a band of a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a hinge assembly of a watch according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a hinge assembly of a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a hinge assembly of a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a side view of a watch according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a fastener and hinge rod assembly mating of a watch according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 11.

Reference numerals:

1-a dial plate; 11-a second spherical groove; 2-watchband; 21-a third spherical groove; 22-a flexible body; 23-a connecting seat; 3-a hinge rod assembly; 31-a hinge rod; 311-a first hinge rod; 3111-a first sub-segment; 3112-a second sub-segment; 312-a second hinge rod; 32-hinge shaft; 4-a fastener; 41-a first magnetic member; 42-a second magnetic element; 5-a connector; 51-first spherical groove.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. 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 application.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

A wristwatch according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 12.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, according to some embodiments of the present application, there is provided a watch including:

a watch face 1, a watch band 2, a hinge rod assembly 3 and a fastener 4.

Both ends of the watchband 2 are connected to the dial plate 1 through the hinge rod assemblies 3, and the hinge rod assemblies 3 can be switched between a stretching state and a contracting state so as to adjust the overall length of the watchband 2 and the hinge rod assemblies 3.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the hinge rod assembly 3 includes a first hinge rod 311 and a second hinge rod 312 hinged to each other, and the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can rotate relatively; the fastener 4 is used to fix the relative positions of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, so that the length of the hinge rod assembly 3 can be fixed at any position, that is, the entire length of the watchband 2 and the hinge rod assembly 3 can be fixed at any position. And when the user pulled watchband 2, the frictional force that the butt effect of above-mentioned fastener 4 produced can be overcome to user's pulling force, and then will hinge subassembly 3 is pulled open, and the user of being convenient for will on the arm is worn to the wrist-watch, improved the convenience that the wrist-watch was worn.

Specifically, the hinge rod assembly 3 includes at least one set of hinge rods 31, the hinge rods 31 include first and

second hinge rods

311 and 312 hinged to each other, the first and

second hinge rods

311 and 312 may be formed in a shape similar to an X, and in the case where the hinge rod assembly 3 includes a plurality of sets of hinge rods 31, the plurality of sets of hinge rods 31 may be sequentially connected in series to increase the degree of extension and contraction of the hinge rod assembly 3. In addition, the watch may be a conventional mechanical or electronic watch, or may be a smart watch.

The wrist-watch that this application embodiment provided passes through hinge assembly 3 will watchband 2 with dial plate 1 is connected, when first hinge 311 and second hinge 312 rotate relatively, can adjust in a flexible way the length of hinge assembly 3, moreover fastener 4 can make the length of hinge assembly 3 can be fixed in optional position. The hinge rod assembly 3 and the watchband 2 of the watch can be continuously extended, and the wearing requirements of different user arms can be met. And the problem that the watchband of traditional wrist-watch is different in length when wearing has been avoided, has improved the outward appearance uniformity of wrist-watch, can convenience of customers through the convenient taking of one hand take and wear the wrist-watch.

Optionally, the watch further comprises a connector 5, and the end of the first hinge rod 311 is connected with the end of the second hinge rod 312 through the connector 5.

Specifically, in the case where the hinge assembly 3 includes a plurality of sets of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, the plurality of sets of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 may be sequentially connected in series to increase the degree of extension and contraction of the hinge assembly 3. And the arrangement of the connector 5 can ensure the stability of the adjacent first hinge rod 311 and second hinge rod 312 when switching between the stretching state and the contraction state. For example, in fig. 5, the hinge rod assembly 3 includes three sets of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, and the three sets of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are sequentially connected in series through the connector 5. Specifically, the left end of the first hinge rod 311 is connected to the left end of the adjacent second hinge rod 312 through the connector 5, and the right end of the first hinge rod 311 is connected to the right end of the adjacent second hinge rod 312 through the connector 5.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 6, the fastening member 4 includes a first magnetic member 41, a second magnetic member 42 and a hinge shaft 32, the first magnetic member 41 is fixed on the hinge shaft 32, the second magnetic member 42 is movably disposed on the hinge shaft 32, and the hinge shaft 32 passes through the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312;

the second magnetic member 42 is abutted against the first hinge rod 311 or the second hinge rod 312 by the first magnetic member 41.

Specifically, when the user pulls the watch band 2, the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can rotate relative to the hinge shaft 32, thereby adjusting the length of the hinge rod assembly 3 and the watch band 2. After the watch is worn, the strap 2 has no driving force for the user to pull, and at this time, the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can rotate freely relative to the hinge shaft 32, so that the wearing stability of the watch in use cannot be ensured. The second magnetic member 42 and the first magnetic member 41 generate a mutual electromagnetic force, which may be an attractive force or a repulsive force, and the second magnetic member 42 is abutted against the first hinge rod 311 or the second hinge rod 312 under the electromagnetic action of the first magnetic member 41, so that the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can be kept stationary relative to the hinge shaft 32, thereby ensuring the overall length of the hinge rod assembly 3 and the watch band 2, that is, providing a proper length of the watch band for wearing by a user, and improving the wearing comfort of the user.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 11 and 12, the first magnetic member 41 is fixed to one end of the hinge shaft 32, and the second magnetic member 42 is disposed between the first magnetic member 41 and the hinge assembly 3;

the first magnetic member 41 and the second magnetic member 42 repel each other.

Specifically, in the case where the first magnetic member 41 and the second magnetic member 42 repel each other, that is, the polarity of the side of the first magnetic member 41 close to the second magnetic member 42 is the same as the polarity of the side of the second magnetic member 42 close to the first magnetic member 41. Because the first magnetic element 41 is fixed at one end of the hinge shaft 32, and the other end of the hinge shaft 32 may have a shaft cap, so that the second magnetic element 42 and the hinge rod assembly 3 are clamped between the first magnetic element 41 and the shaft cap, and the second magnetic element 42 may press the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 under the magnetic repulsion of the first magnetic element 41, thereby preventing the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 from rotating relative to the hinge shaft 32, and ensuring that the length of the hinge rod assembly 3 and the watchband 2 can be fixed at any position. When the user pulls the strap 2 with his hand, the force applied to the strap 2 by the user is transmitted to the hinge assembly 3, and when the force exceeds the urging force of the second magnetic member 42 against the hinge assembly 3, the first hinge 311 and the second hinge 312 of the hinge assembly 3 can be rotated with respect to the hinge shaft 32, enabling continuous adjustment of the overall length of the hinge assembly 3 and the strap 2.

In another specific embodiment, the first magnetic member 41 is fixed to one end of the hinge shaft 32, and the second magnetic member 42 is disposed on a side of the hinge rod assembly 3 away from the first magnetic member 41; that is, the hinge rod assembly 3 is interposed between the first magnetic member 41 and the second magnetic member 42. The first magnetic member 41 and the second magnetic member 42 attract each other, and the magnetic attraction between the first magnetic member 41 and the second magnetic member 42 can make the second magnetic member 42 tightly push the hinge rod assembly 3, so that the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are prevented from rotating relative to the hinge shaft 32, and the hinge rod assembly 3 and the watchband 2 can be fixed at any position along their length.

Alternatively, the fastening element 4 may be an elastic element.

Specifically, the elastic member may be a spring, elastic plastic or elastic rubber, and the elastic member may be interposed between the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312; alternatively, both ends of the hinge shaft 32 may have shaft caps, and the elastic member may be interposed between one of the shaft caps and the hinge rod 31.

When the watch is worn or idle, the elastic element is in a compressed state and abuts against the first hinge rod 311 and/or the second hinge rod 312, so that the length of the hinge rod assembly 3 can be fixed at any position; when the watch needs to be worn or taken down, a user can pull the watchband 2, the pulling force of the user can overcome the friction force generated by the abutting action of the elastic piece, and then the hinge rod assembly 3 is pulled open, so that the watch can be worn on an arm or taken down by the user conveniently.

In addition, the elastic member may be a torsion spring, which is interposed between the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, and both ends of the torsion spring are connected to the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, respectively. When the watch is in a wearing state or idle state, the torsion spring is in a compressed state and abuts against the first hinge rod 311 and/or the second hinge rod 312, so that the length of the hinge rod assembly 3 can be fixed at any position; when the watch needs to be worn or taken down, a user can pull the watchband 2, the pulling force of the user can overcome the friction force generated by the abutting action of the torsion spring, and then the hinge rod assembly 3 is pulled open, namely the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are pulled open, the hinge rod assembly 3 is in a stretching state, so that the watch can be conveniently worn on an arm or taken down by the user, and the torsion spring is distorted and deformed. More importantly, after the watch is worn or taken off, the elastic force generated by the torsional deformation of the torsion spring can drive the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 to rotate towards the direction of the initial state, and the hinge rod assembly 3 is in the contraction state, so that the hinge rod assembly 3 is prevented from being pulled more and more.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 7 and 8, two first spherical grooves 51 are formed in the connector 5, the ends of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are spherical, and the ends of the adjacent first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are nested and matched with the first spherical grooves 51;

the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can rotate relative to the connector 5 in a state where the hinge rod assembly 3 is extended or contracted.

Specifically, when the plurality of sets of the first hinge rods 311 and the second hinge rods 312 of the hinge rod assembly 3 are connected in series and form a continuously extendable hinge rod, the two ends of the adjacent first hinge rods 311 and the second hinge rods 312, which are close to each other, can be fitted into the two first spherical grooves 51 one by one, as shown in fig. 8. The first spherical groove 51 can provide three degrees of freedom for two adjacent ends of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312, that is, two adjacent ends of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can flexibly rotate in three directions of an X axis, a Y axis and a Z axis, and in the process of stretching or shrinking, two adjacent ends of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 can ensure the rotation of the hinge rod assembly 3 around the wrist in the flexible rotation process, so that the watch band 2 and the hinge rod assembly 3 can be stretched in the direction of the wrist, and the comfort of wearing the watch is ensured.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2, a second spherical groove 11 is oppositely arranged on the dial 1, and a third spherical groove 21 is oppositely arranged on the end of the watch band 2;

a first section of the first hinge rod 311 is nested and matched with one second spherical groove 11, and a second section of the second hinge rod 312 is nested and matched with the other second spherical groove 11;

the third segment of the first hinge rod 311 is nested and matched with one of the third spherical grooves 21, and the fourth segment of the second hinge rod 312 is nested and matched with the other third spherical groove 21.

Specifically, in the case that the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 are connected in series in one or more sets, the first section of the first hinge rod 311 may be the first section of the first hinge rod 311, and the third section of the first hinge rod 311 may be the tail end of the first hinge rod 311; the second section of the second hinge rod 312 may be a head end of the second hinge rod 312, the fourth section of the second hinge rod 312 may be a tail end of the second hinge rod 312, the head end of the first hinge rod 311 and the head end of the second hinge rod 312 may be connected to the two second spherical grooves 11 of the watch face 1, and the tail end of the first hinge rod 311 and the tail end of the second hinge rod 312 may be connected to the two third spherical grooves 21 of the watch band 2. By the rotation of the first hinge rod 311 and the second hinge rod 312 relative to the hinge shaft 32, the flexible adjustment of the overall length of the hinge rod assembly 3 and the band 2 can be ensured.

Optionally, referring to fig. 7, 9 and 10, the first segment includes a first sub-segment 3111 and a second sub-segment 3112, and the first sub-segment 3111 and the second sub-segment 3112 are movably inserted along a length direction of the first segment; the second section comprises a third subsection and a fourth subsection, and the third subsection and the fourth subsection are movably connected along the length direction of the second section.

Specifically, since the distance between the two second spherical grooves 11 is kept constant, and the first and second segments approach each other during the rotation of the first and

second hinge rods

311 and 312 with respect to the hinge shaft 32, that is, the first segment moves away from one of the second spherical grooves 11, and the second segment moves away from the other second spherical groove 11, it is possible to cause the first and second segments to disengage from the second spherical grooves 11. The first section 3111 and the second section 3112 of the first section are connected with each other, for example, are in a plug-in fit with each other, so that the relative position of the first section 3111 and one of the second spherical grooves 11 is kept unchanged, only the second section 3112 is far away from one of the second spherical grooves 11, and the first section 3111 and the second section 3112 can be always kept in a connection fit with each other, so as to form a connection structure of a straight line pair; correspondingly, the relative position of the third section and the other second spherical groove 11 is kept unchanged, but only the fourth section is far away from the other second spherical groove 11, the third section and the fourth section can be always kept in inserted fit to form a straight line pair connecting structure, as shown in the positions a, b, c and d in fig. 3, 5 and 7, and the connecting stability of the hinge rod 31 and the dial plate 1 is ensured. In addition, the third and fourth segments may have the same rectilinear pair structure as the first and second segments to ensure the stability of the connection of the hinge rod 31 to the bracelet 2, as shown in the positions e, f, g and h in fig. 3, 5 and 7.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the watch band 2 includes a flexible body 22 and connection seats 23 connected to both ends of the flexible body 22, and the third spherical groove 21 is disposed on the connection seats 23;

the connecting seat 23 is in snap fit with the flexible body 22.

In particular, in order to improve the comfort of the user wearing the watch, the flexible body 22 of the watch band 2 may be used as a main body portion of the watch band 2, and the flexible body 22 may be a rubber watch band. In order to ensure the strength of the connection between the hinge assembly 3 and the watch band 2, the connecting seat 23 may be made of hard plastic or metal. In addition, connecting seat 23 with flexible body 22 joint cooperation specifically can be, flexible body 22's tip has the shape of falling T recess, connecting seat 23's tip has the shape of falling T lug, and this shape of falling T lug can avoid with the joint cooperation of the shape of falling T recess connecting seat 23 with breaking away from of flexible body 22 has guaranteed watchband 2's structural integrity.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A watch, comprising:

a dial plate;

2. The watch of claim 1, further comprising a connector through which an end of the first hinge rod is connected with an end of the second hinge rod.

3. The watch of claim 1, wherein the fastening member comprises a first magnetic member, a second magnetic member and a hinge shaft, the first magnetic member is fixed to the hinge shaft, the second magnetic member is movably disposed on the hinge shaft, and the hinge shaft passes through the first hinge rod and the second hinge rod;

the second magnetic part is abutted against the first hinge rod or the second hinge rod under the action of the first magnetic part.

4. The watch of claim 3, wherein said first magnetic member is fixed to one end of said hinge shaft, said second magnetic member being disposed between said first magnetic member and said hinge assembly;

the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member repel each other.

5. The watch of claim 3, wherein the first magnetic member is fixed to an end of the hinge shaft, and the second magnetic member is disposed on a side of the hinge rod assembly away from the first magnetic member;

the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are attracted to each other.

6. The watch of claim 1, wherein the fastener is an elastic member.

7. The watch of claim 2, wherein two first spherical grooves are provided in the connector, the ends of the first and second hinge rods being spherical, the ends of adjacent first and second hinge rods being in nested engagement with the first spherical grooves;

the hinge rod assembly is in a stretched or contracted state, and the first hinge rod and the second hinge rod can rotate relative to the connector.

8. The watch according to claim 1, characterized in that said dial is provided with a second spherical groove opposite to said dial, and the end of said wristband is provided with a third spherical groove opposite to said end;

the first section of the first hinge rod is in nested fit with one second spherical groove, and the second section of the second hinge rod is in nested fit with the other second spherical groove;

the third section of the first hinge rod is in nested fit with one third spherical groove, and the fourth section of the second hinge rod is in nested fit with the other third spherical groove.

9. The watch of claim 8, wherein the first segment comprises a first sub-segment and a second sub-segment, the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment being movably connected along a length of the first segment.

10. The watch according to claim 8, wherein the band comprises a flexible body and connection seats connected to both ends of the flexible body, the third spherical groove being provided on the connection seats;

the connecting seat is matched with the flexible body in a clamping manner.