CN117503070A

CN117503070A - Signal acquisition device

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Publication number: CN117503070A
Application number: CN202210892035.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周鑫; 甘意锋; 张宇翔; 廖风云; 齐心
Original assignee: Shenzhen Voxtech Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Voxtech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-27
Filing date: 2022-07-27
Publication date: 2024-02-06

Abstract

The embodiment of the specification provides a signal acquisition device, which comprises a wearing body provided with a sensor, a sensor and a signal acquisition unit, wherein the wearing body is arranged to be worn on a user and is used for acquiring physiological signals of the user through the sensor; a sub-mount for housing a circuit arrangement comprising a power circuit configured to power the sensor and a signal transmitter configured to transmit a physiological signal to an external device; and the female seat is fixed on the wearing body, the sub-seat is detachably connected with the female seat, wherein the female seat is provided with a transmission interface, and when the female seat is connected with the sub-seat, the circuit structure is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface. When the wearing body needs cleaning, the sub-base is detached from the main base, only the wearing body is cleaned, damage to the sub-base with complex circuit structure and high cost is avoided, and meanwhile the cleaning requirement of the wearing body is met.

Description

Signal acquisition device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of signal acquisition devices, and in particular, to a signal acquisition device.

Background

Currently people can acquire relevant physiological signals of real-time physiological states through sensors (e.g., myoelectric sensors, temperature sensors, inertial sensors, stress sensors, etc.). For example, the sensor is integrated on the garment, so that the relevant physiological parameters of the user during exercise can be obtained, and further the physical state of the user is monitored in real time and the acquired physiological signals are dynamically analyzed. The information collected by the sensor needs to be efficiently and stably transmitted to the circuit and signal processing and transmission by the circuit to ensure the quality of the signal. At this time, the circuit and power supply are also integrated into the garment, which results in the garment not being able to be cleaned.

It is therefore desirable to provide a signal acquisition device that is convenient to clean and has high stability during user movement.

Disclosure of Invention

One of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a signal acquisition device, including: a wearing body provided with a sensor and configured to be worn on a user and collect physiological signals of the user through the sensor; a sub-mount for housing a circuit arrangement comprising a power circuit configured to power the sensor and a signal transmitter configured to transmit a physiological signal to an external device; and the female seat is fixed on the wearing body, the sub-seat is detachably connected with the female seat, wherein the female seat is provided with a transmission interface, and when the female seat is connected with the sub-seat, the circuit structure is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface.

The signal acquisition device provided in the embodiment of the specification has at least the following beneficial effects:

(1) The signal acquisition device can acquire various physiological signals of a human body, the sensor for acquiring the physiological signals is electrically connected with the sub-seat through the main seat, the sub-seat for providing power for at least part of the sensor and carrying out signal acquisition and processing is independently arranged relative to the main seat and is detachably connected with the main seat, when the wearing body needs cleaning, the sub-seat can be detached from the main seat, the whole wearing body (comprising the main seat and the sensor) is cleaned independently, damage to the sub-seat with complex circuit structure and high cost is avoided, and meanwhile, the cleaning requirement of the wearing body is met; (2) The transmission interface is arranged in the groove of the mother seat, the transmission plug is arranged on the protruding structure or one side wall of the child seat, at least part of the structure (such as the protruding structure or the child seat body) of the child seat can be connected with the mother seat in a matched manner through the groove, so that the transmission plug of the child seat is electrically connected with the transmission interface, the child seat is connected with the mother seat in a matched manner, and the child seat can be conveniently detached from the mother seat and the child seat is conveniently mounted with the mother seat.

Drawings

The present application will be further illustrated by way of example embodiments, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are not limiting, in which like numerals represent like structures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary application scenario diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the configuration of a female seat shown in accordance with some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6A is a schematic illustration of the configuration of a female seat shown in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of a female seat shown according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a female housing shown according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of a sub-mount shown according to some embodiments of the present description;

FIG. 10A is a schematic diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram of a signal acquisition device from another perspective according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic illustration of the configuration of a female seat shown in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present application may be applied to other similar situations according to the drawings without inventive effort. Unless otherwise apparent from the context of the language or otherwise specified, like reference numerals in the figures refer to like structures or operations.

It will be appreciated that "system," "apparatus," "unit" and/or "module" as used herein is one method for distinguishing between different components, elements, parts, portions or assemblies at different levels. However, if other words can achieve the same purpose, the words may be replaced by other expressions.

As used in this application and in the claims, the terms "a," "an," "the," and/or "the" are not specific to the singular, but may include the plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In general, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" merely indicate that the steps and elements are explicitly identified, and they do not constitute an exclusive list, as other steps or elements may be included in a method or apparatus.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, are not used for any order, quantity, or importance, but are used for distinguishing between different elements. Likewise, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms "front," "rear," "lower," and/or "upper" and the like are merely for convenience of description and are not limited to one location or one spatial orientation. In general, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" merely indicate that the steps and elements are explicitly identified, and they do not constitute an exclusive list, as other steps or elements may be included in a method or apparatus.

The embodiment of the specification describes a signal acquisition device. In some embodiments, the signal acquisition device may include a wearable body to which the sensor is mounted, a child seat, and a parent seat. Wherein the wearing body is configured to be worn on a user and collect physiological signals of the user through the sensor. In some embodiments, the female holder is fixed on the wearing body, and the child holder is detachably connected with the female holder. The female base is provided with a transmission interface, and optionally, the transmission interface can integrate signal output ends of a plurality of sensors (such as a myoelectric sensor, a temperature sensor, an inertial sensor, a stress sensor and the like). Further, the sub-base is configured to accommodate a circuit structure, the circuit structure includes a power circuit and a signal transmitter, when the main base is connected with the sub-base, the circuit structure is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface, the power circuit can supply power to at least part of the sensor, the sensor can also transmit physiological signals to the circuit structure of the sub-base, and the signal transmitter transmits the physiological signals to external devices (such as a mobile device, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, etc.). When the user wears the wearing body to move, the user is connected with the mother seat by the child seat which is originally separated from the mother seat, the circuit structure of the child seat is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface of the mother seat, and the sensor on the wearing body can acquire physiological signals of the user in real time. Because the wearing body has the requirement of regular cleaning, when the wearing body needs cleaning, the child seat can be detached from the mother seat, and the whole wearing body (comprising the mother seat and the sensor) is cleaned. The signal acquisition device that this specification provided sets up into two mutually independent structures through with female seat and the sub-seat that provides electric power and carries out signal acquisition and processing for at least partial sensor, connects through detachable mode between the two, can carry out independent washing to wearing body and female seat, avoids causing the harm to the comparatively complicated and higher sub-seat of cost of circuit structure, satisfies the clean demand of wearing the body simultaneously.

Fig. 1 is an exemplary application scenario diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present description. As shown in fig. 1, an application scenario 100 of the signal acquisition device may include a wearable body 130, a parent seat 110, a child seat 120, and an external device 140.

The wearing body 130 is used for wearing on a user. In some embodiments, the wearing body 130 may be a coat (e.g., a T-shirt, a waistcoat, a vest, an outer jacket, etc.) that is worn on the upper body of the user. In some embodiments, the wearing body 130 may be a pants garment (e.g., pants, shorts, etc.), which is worn on the lower body of the user. In some embodiments, the wearing body 130 may also be a leg ring or a waistband, which is worn on the legs or waist of the user, respectively. In some embodiments, one or more sensors are provided on the wearable body 130, and different types of sensors may be used to collect different physiological signals of the user. In some embodiments, the sensor may include any one or more of a myoelectric sensor, a stress sensor, a electrocardiograph sensor, a blood oxygen sensor, a blood pressure sensor, an inertial sensor, a respiratory sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and the like. In some embodiments, the physiological signal may include any one or more of an electromyographic signal, a posture signal, an electrocardiosignal, a blood oxygen signal, a blood pressure signal, a respiration signal, a temperature signal, a humidity signal, and the like. The sensor may or may not be in contact with the skin of the user. For example, the electrode of the electromyographic sensor needs to be fitted to the skin of the user, where the end of the electromyographic sensor facing away from the electrode can be connected to the wearing body. For another example, the inertial sensor may not be in contact with the skin of the user, and the inertial sensor may be located on the outer surface, the inner surface, or between layers of cloth of the wearing body.

The female housing 110 is used to make electrical connection of the sensor to the male housing 120. In some embodiments, the female base 110 may be fixed on the wearable body 130, where the female base 110 has a transmission interface, and the signal output end of the sensor is integrated with the transmission interface. For example, the different sensors are electrically connected to the mother base 110 through corresponding wires, one ends of the different wires are connected to the sensors, and the other ends of the different wires are located at the mother base 110 and integrated with a transmission interface, and the transmission interface can electrically connect the sensors to the circuit structure of the sub-base 120. In some embodiments, the female base 110 may be secured to the wearing body 130 by means of adhesive, snap fit, scarf joint, or the like. For example, the female holder 110 may be fixed to the wearing body 130 by means of a snap-fit connection. In some embodiments, a plurality of elastic sheets are fixed on a side surface of the female base 110 near the wearing body 130, one end of each elastic sheet is fixed on the female base 110, the other end of each elastic sheet pierces through the wearing body 130 and bends towards the female base 110, the elastic sheets at this time form an approximately vertical two-section structure, a first section of each elastic sheet is connected with the female base 110 and penetrates through the wearing body 130, and a second section of each elastic sheet is used for locally pressing the wearing body 130 to the female base, so as to fix the female base 110 and the wearing body 130. In some embodiments, a plurality of threaded holes are provided on a side of the female seat 110 near the wearing body 130, and the tips of the screws penetrate through the wearing body 130 and then are in threaded connection with the threaded holes on the female seat 110, so as to fix the female seat 110 and the wearing body 130. In some embodiments, the female seat 110 may be fixed to the wearing body 130 at a position corresponding to the chest, shoulder, abdomen, waist, or thigh of the user. For further description of the female housing 110, see fig. 3, 6A, 6B, 7 and related description elsewhere in this specification.

The sub-mount 120 is independently disposed with respect to the main mount 110 and is configured to receive a circuit structure. In some embodiments, the circuit structure may include a power supply circuit and a signal transmitter. When the master base 110 is connected with the slave base 120, the circuit structure is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface of the master base 110, the power supply circuit can supply power to at least part of the sensors, the sensors collect physiological signals of users and transmit the collected physiological signals to the slave base through the transmission interface, and the signal transmitter transmits the processed physiological signals to the external equipment 140. In some embodiments, the circuit structure may include a transmission plug that is adapted to the transmission interface, the transmission plug being disposed on the sub-mount 120, the transmission plug being electrically connectable to the circuit structure (e.g., the power circuit and the signal transmitter) within the sub-mount 120. When the mother base 110 and the child base 120 are connected, the transmission plug is electrically connected with the transmission interface. In some embodiments, the circuit structure of the sub-base 120 may include a signal processing unit, which may process the received physiological signal to form physiological data. In some embodiments, the signal processing unit may include an amplification circuit that may amplify the physiological signal. In some embodiments, the signal processing unit may include a denoising circuit that may denoise the physiological signal. In some embodiments, the signal processing unit may include a conversion circuit that may convert an analog signal into a digital signal that may be received by an external device. In some embodiments, the circuit structure may further comprise a memory for storing the received physiological signal. The physiological signals collected by the sensor can enter the circuit structure of the sub-seat in time for storage and processing, so that the integrity and the authenticity of the physiological signals are guaranteed.

In some embodiments, the sub-seat 120 may be detachably connected with the main seat 110, so as to facilitate cleaning of the main seat 110 and the wearing body 130. In some embodiments, a groove is disposed on a side of the female base 110 facing away from the wearing body 130, and at least a part of the structure of the sub base 120 may be clamped with the female base 110 through the groove (see fig. 2-9), so as to realize detachable connection between the sub base 120 and the female base 110. For example, the sub-base 120 is integrally embedded in a groove of the mother base 110 to be clamped, so as to realize detachable connection between the sub-base 120 and the mother base 110. For another example, a protruding structure is disposed on the sub-seat 120, and the protruding structure of the sub-seat is embedded into the groove of the mother seat 110 to be clamped, so as to realize detachable connection between the sub-seat 120 and the mother seat 110. In some embodiments, the sub-mount 120 may be detachably connected to the main mount 110 through a chute and a rail. For more description of the runner and rail, see the associated description of fig. 5-9. In some embodiments, the sub-mount 120 may be detachably connected to the parent mount 110 by a snap fit. In some embodiments, the sub-mount 120 may be magnetically coupled to the parent mount 110, thereby enabling the detachable coupling of the sub-mount 120 to the parent mount 110. Specifically, the first magnetic body is located in the sub-seat 120, the second magnetic body is located in the main seat 110, and the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body attract each other to make the sub-seat 120 and the main seat 110 magnetically connect. For more description of the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body, see the related description of fig. 7 and 9. In some embodiments, the sub-base 120 can be detachably connected with the main base 110 through a buckle and magnetic attraction, which is beneficial to maintaining stable connection between the main base 110 and the sub-base 120, and avoiding relative movement between the main base 110 and the sub-base 120 caused by severe actions of a user when wearing the signal acquisition device. The sub-mount 120 may also be detachably coupled to the main mount 110 in a variety of other possible ways, without limitation.

In some embodiments, the sub-base 120 may be connected to external devices via a network (e.g., a wired network or a wireless network) or a communication cable to enable transmission and exchange of information and/or data. For example, the sub-base 120 may transmit physiological data (i.e., processed physiological signals) to an external device via a wireless network. For more description of the sub-mount 120, see fig. 4, 8A, 8B, 9 and related description of the rest of this specification.

The external device 140 is used for further processing of the physiological data. In some embodiments, the external device 140 may store, count, analyze, or otherwise process the physiological data. In some embodiments, the external device 140 may have one or more functions of data processing, display, voice playback, communication, and the like. In some embodiments, the external devices 140 may include a mobile device 141, a tablet 142, a notebook 143, a desktop, and the like. In some embodiments, the user may input specific processing instructions (e.g., calculate a blood pressure average for multiple acquisitions over a period of time) to the external device 140.

It should be noted that the application scenario of the signal acquisition device is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present description. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the present description. However, such changes and modifications do not depart from the scope of the present application.

The signal acquisition device will be exemplarily described with reference to fig. 2-4. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a female socket according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description. As shown in connection with fig. 2-4, in some embodiments, the signal acquisition device 200 may include a female holder 210 and a male holder 220, the female holder 210 may be a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and the female holder 210 may include a first side 213 and a second side 214 disposed opposite to each other, wherein the first side 213 is configured to be connected to a wearing body (not shown in fig. 2-4), and the second side 214 is configured to be connected to the male holder 220. In some embodiments, the second side 214 of the mother socket 210 is provided with a groove 211, and the shape of the child socket 220 is approximately the same as the shape of the groove 211, and the size (e.g., length or width) of the groove 211 is slightly larger than the size of the child socket 220, so that the entire child socket 220 can be embedded in the groove 211. In some embodiments, the sub-mount 220 may include a third side 222 and a fourth side 223 disposed opposite to each other, wherein the third side 222 is configured to connect with the parent mount 210. In some embodiments, the transmission interface may be disposed within the recess 211 and the transmission plug is disposed at the third side 222 of the sub-mount 220. The sub-base 220 is embedded in the groove 211 to be matched with the main base 210, and the transmission interface is electrically connected with the transmission plug, so that the physiological signals of the user collected by the sensor can be transmitted to the circuit structure of the sub-base 220 through the connection between the transmission interface and the transmission plug.

In some embodiments, the female socket 210 may be a rectangular parallelepiped structure. In other embodiments, the female socket 210 may be a cylindrical structure or other shaped structures. In some embodiments, the groove 211 on the mother base 210 may be a rectangular groove 211, and the child base 220 is a cuboid structure adapted to the rectangular groove 211. In some embodiments, the groove 211 on the mother base 210 may also be a circular groove 211, and the child base 220 is a cylinder structure adapted to the circular groove 211. In other embodiments, the grooves 211 on the female base 210 may be grooves 211 of other possible shapes (e.g., triangular, star-shaped, hexagonal, etc.), for example, the shape of the sub-base 220 is adapted to the shape of the grooves 211. In some embodiments, to facilitate loading and unloading of the sub-mount 220 with respect to the main mount 210, after the sub-mount 220 is inserted into the recess 211, a portion of the structure of the sub-mount 220 may protrude with respect to the second side of the main mount 210, and the protruding portion of the sub-mount 220 with respect to the main mount 210 may be used for holding when loading and unloading the sub-mount 220.

In some embodiments, the transmission plug may include a plurality of pins 221, and the transmission interface may include a plurality of contacts 212, where the plurality of contacts 212 are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pins 221. In some embodiments, one end of pin 221 is electrically connected to the circuit structure of the socket 220, and the other end of pin 221 is exposed to contact the contact 212. In some embodiments, the pin 221 may be a conductive material (e.g., a conductive metallic material) to receive and transmit physiological signals. In some embodiments, contacts 212 may be part of a conductive metal structure. For example, contacts 212 may be ends, sides, or any point of a metal structure. The end of the metal structure remote from contact 212 is electrically connected to the signal output of the sensor. In some embodiments, the metal structure may be a metal cylinder structure, a metal sheet structure. In some embodiments, the material of pin 221 may include, but is not limited to, any one or more of gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, aluminum, etc., and the material of contact 212 may be the same as or different from the material of pin 221. When the transmission plug is electrically connected to the transmission interface, the ends of the plurality of contacts 212 are in one-to-one contact with the ends of the plurality of pins 221. Wherein, a contact 212 is electrically connected with a signal output end of a sensor, and physiological signals collected by the sensor are transmitted to a circuit structure of the sub-base 220 through an electrical connection between a spring pin 221 and the contact 212, that is, a plurality of physiological signals collected by a plurality of sensors are transmitted in one-to-one correspondence with paths formed by the connection between the spring pins 221 and the contacts 212. In some embodiments, pin 221 may have elasticity in the direction in which pin 221 contacts contact 212, such that pin 221 may remain in contact with contact 212 even with slight wobble between the transmission connector and the transmission plug. In some embodiments, spring 221 may include a coaxially disposed needle, a spring disposed within the needle, and a needle tube, one end of the needle disposed within the needle tube and connected to the spring, and the other end of the needle exposed from the needle tube and disposed to contact contacts 212. Contact 212 contacts pin 221 and presses pin 221, at which point the needle presses against the spring, which is in a compressed state. When the transmission connector and the transmission plug slightly shake, the compression degree of the spring is adjusted accordingly, so that the spring pin 221 always keeps contact with the contact 212 under the elasticity of the spring. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the plurality of contacts 212 may be located on a sidewall of the bottom of the recess 211, and as shown in fig. 4, the plurality of pins 221 may be located on a third side 222 of the sub-mount 220. When the sub-mount 220 is integrally inserted into the recess 211, the contacts 212 at the bottom of the recess 211 are in one-to-one contact with the pins 221 on the third side 222 of the sub-mount 220. In some embodiments, the plurality of contacts 212 may also be located on a sidewall of the side of the recess 211 and the plurality of pins 221 may also be located on a sidewall of the sub-mount 220 adjacent to the third side 222 or the fourth side 223. When the sub-base 220 is integrally embedded into the groove 211, the contacts 212 on the side wall of the groove 211 are in one-to-one contact with the spring pins 221 on the side wall of the sub-base 220. In some embodiments, the plurality of contacts 212 may be spaced along the edge of the recess 211. In some embodiments, the plurality of contacts 212 may also be distributed in an array (e.g., rectangular array, circular array, triangular array, etc.) on the bottom wall of the bottom of the recess 211. In some embodiments, the plurality of contacts 212 may also be distributed in a straight line or a curved line. The plurality of contacts 212 may also be distributed in other possible forms. It should be appreciated that the positions of pin 221 and contact 212 may be interchanged, that is, pin 221 may be disposed within recess 211, the signal output of the sensor may be electrically connected to pin 221, and contact 212 may be disposed on third side 222 of sub-mount 220.

A further exemplary description of the signal acquisition device will be provided below in connection with fig. 5-9. Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 6A is a schematic structural view of a female socket according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 6B is a cross-sectional view of a female seat shown in accordance with some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 7 is an exploded view of a female socket shown in accordance with some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 8A is a schematic structural view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 8B is a cross-sectional view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description. Fig. 9 is an exploded view of a sub-mount according to some embodiments of the present description.

Referring to fig. 5-9, the signal transmission device 500 may include a main seat 510 and a sub seat 520, where the main seat 510 is provided with a groove 511, the sub seat 520 is provided with a protrusion structure 522 adapted to the groove 511, and the protrusion structure 522 protrudes outwards relative to the body of the sub seat 520. The transmission interface is arranged at the groove 511, the transmission plug is arranged on the protruding structure 522, and when the protruding structure 522 is embedded into the groove 511 to realize the matching, the transmission interface is electrically connected with the transmission plug, so that the physiological signals of the user collected by the sensor can be transmitted to the circuit structure of the sub-base 520 through the connection between the transmission interface and the transmission plug. In some embodiments, the transmission interface includes a plurality of integrated contacts 512, the transmission plug includes a plurality of integrated pins 521, the plurality of integrated contacts 512 and the plurality of integrated pins 521 form an integral module, respectively, and the contacts 512 and the pins 521 on the integral module are distributed in a one-to-one correspondence array, so that one-to-one alignment and contact of the contacts 512 and the pins 521 are facilitated, and alignment of the contacts 512 and the pins 521 is also facilitated. When the transmission plug is electrically connected with the transmission interface, the integral module formed by the plurality of contacts 512 is aligned with the integral module formed by the plurality of pins 521, and the contacts 512 and the pins 521 on the integral module are in one-to-one contact. In some embodiments, the overall module of the plurality of contacts 512 and the overall module of the plurality of pins 521 are approximately the same shape and size, and the plurality of contacts 512 and the plurality of pins 521 are distributed in the same array, so that the overall module of the contacts 512 is aligned with the overall module of the plurality of pins 521. For more description of the spring needle 521 and the contact 512, reference is made to the associated description of fig. 2-4.

Referring to fig. 6B and 7, the female socket 510 may include a first female socket housing 516 and a second female socket housing 517, and the first female socket housing 516 and the second female socket housing 517 are spliced to form a body of the female socket 510 having a mounting cavity therein. To prevent the cleaning liquid from entering the female seat 510 when the wearing body is cleaned, or sweat on the user wearing the wearing body from entering the female seat 510, in some embodiments, the first female seat housing 516 and the second female seat housing 517 may be directly in a sealed connection to improve the waterproof performance of the female seat 510. For example, a seal ring may be disposed between the first female housing 516 and the second female housing 517. In some embodiments, the first female housing 516 is provided with a groove 511, a mounting opening 513 is provided on a side wall of the bottom of the groove 511, and the transmission interface is embedded in the groove 511 through the mounting opening 513. In some embodiments, the transmission interface may include a plurality of contacts 512, the plurality of contacts 512 being distributed in an array.

In some embodiments, the transmission interface may further include a second interposer 514, where the second interposer 514 is fixed in the mounting opening 513, and the second interposer 514 is provided with a plurality of third hole portions (not shown in the drawing) for fixing the plurality of contacts 512, where the plurality of third hole portions are distributed in an array, and the plurality of third hole portions are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of contacts 512. In some embodiments, the contact 512 may be a metal post, where an end of the metal post is exposed from the second adapter plate 514 and may contact the spring pin 521. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the second interposer 514 is located inside the female housing 510, and a side of the second interposer 514 having the contacts 512 protrudes outside the female housing 510 through the mounting opening 513. In some embodiments, a gap between the circumferential side of the second adapter plate 514 and the sidewall of the groove 511 corresponding to the mounting port 513 may be filled with a waterproof material (e.g., epoxy, plastic, silicone, etc.) or a sealing ring may be provided to further improve the waterproof performance of the female socket 510.

In some embodiments, the female socket 510 may further include a first circuit board 515, the first circuit board 515 being located in the mounting cavity of the female socket 510, the first circuit board 515 being connected to a side of the second interposer 514 facing away from an end of the plurality of contacts 512 that are in contact with the plurality of pins 521. In some embodiments, the first circuit board 515 is fixedly coupled to the female housing. Specifically, the first circuit board 515 is fixedly connected to the second female housing 517 by threads. The first circuit board 515 and the second female housing 517 are correspondingly provided with a plurality of threaded holes 5151, and the screws 5152 sequentially pass through the second female housing 517 and the threaded holes 5151 on the first circuit board 515, so as to fix the first circuit board 515 and the second female housing 517.

In some embodiments, the signal acquisition device may include one or more wires (not shown), one end of each wire being electrically connected to one of the sensors, and the other end of each wire being connected to one of the contacts 512 via a line of the first circuit board 515. The wires are laid or buried in the wearing body, and physiological signals collected by the sensor are sequentially transmitted to the sub-seat 520 through the wires, the circuit of the first circuit board 515, the contacts 512 and the spring pins 521. The plurality of contacts 512 are arranged in an array, the distance between two adjacent contacts 512 is smaller, each wire needs to be electrically connected with one contact, the distance between the joints of different wires and the corresponding contacts is too small, the production difficulty of the signal acquisition device is high, the joints are likely to be contacted, the accurate transmission of physiological signals is affected, and even the problem of short circuit of a circuit is caused. Based on the above, in some embodiments, a plurality of fourth hole portions (not shown in the drawings) are provided on the first circuit board 515 at positions corresponding to the peripheral sides of the second interposer 514, the wires of the first circuit board 515 extend from the fourth hole portions to the contacts 512, and the wires of the first circuit board 515 are electrically connected to the contacts 512 (metal posts), respectively. The wire is fixed at the fourth hole portion and is electrically connected to the first circuit board 515 line at the fourth hole portion. The physiological signals transmitted through the wires are transmitted to the contacts 512 through the lines at the fourth hole part in the first circuit board 515, so that the purpose that the physiological signals collected by the sensor on the wearing body are collected in the master seat 510 can be achieved, and the physiological signals can be uniformly transmitted to the sub-seat 520 through the master seat 510. Furthermore, the production difficulty of the signal acquisition device can be reduced by the arrangement, and the problems of disorder of physiological signal transmission and short circuit caused by contact of each wire and the connection part of each contact can be prevented. In some embodiments, the wires may also be directly electrically connected to the contacts 512, rather than electrically connected to the contacts 512 through the circuitry of the first circuit board 515.

In order to further improve the waterproof performance of the female base 510, the first circuit board 515 is prevented from being damaged when the signal acquisition device is cleaned or sweat is immersed into the female base 510, and in some embodiments, epoxy resin is filled into the female base 510 before the female base 510 is packaged, so that the first circuit board 515 is wrapped, and thus the functions of waterproof and sweat prevention are achieved. In other alternative embodiments, the surface of the first circuit board 515 may be coated with a three-proofing paint, a nano-coating, etc. to improve the waterproof and sweat-proof effects of the first circuit board 515.

Referring to fig. 8B and 9, the sub-base 520 may include a first sub-base housing 527 and a second sub-base housing 528, where the first sub-base housing 527 and the second sub-base housing 528 are spliced to form a body of the sub-base 520 having a mounting cavity therein, and a circuit structure is mounted in the mounting cavity. In some embodiments, the first sub-housing 527 is provided with a protrusion 522, and the protrusion 522 may include a recess 523, where the recess 523 is located on a side of the protrusion 522 away from the first sub-housing 527. In some embodiments, the bottom wall of the recess 523 may be provided with a plurality of first hole portions 5231, and the plurality of first hole portions 5231 are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of spring pins 521. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the needle 521 may extend outside the sub-seat 520 through a first hole 5231, the first hole 5231 being sized slightly larger than the diameter of the needle 521, and the first hole 5231 may act as a fixture for the overall module formed by the needle 521 when the needle 521 extends from the first hole 5231. When the projection 522 is fitted into the recess 511, the spring pin 521 in the projection 522 is brought into contact with the contact 512 in the recess 511. The shape of the protruding structure 522 is approximately the same as the shape of the groove 511, and the size of the protruding structure 522 is slightly smaller than the size of the groove 511, so that the protruding structure 522 can be embedded into the groove 511 to be matched with the groove 511, and the connection between the mother seat 510 and the child seat 520 is realized. In some embodiments, the side of the second adapting plate 514 having the contact 512 extends to the outside of the mother base 510 through the mounting opening 513, the shape of the recess 523 in the protruding structure 522 is approximately the same as the shape of the second adapting plate 514 in the groove 511, and the size of the second adapting plate 514 is slightly smaller than the size of the recess 523, so that the second adapting plate 514 can be embedded into the recess 523 to be matched with the recess 523, and the dual matching formed by the protruding structure 522 and the groove 511 can realize the primary stability of the matching of the child base 520 and the mother base 510, so as to keep the spring needle 521 in continuous contact with the contact 512.

In some embodiments, the ends of the plurality of pins 521 contacting the contacts 512 are lower than the side of the protrusion 522 away from the body of the sub-base 520 along the protrusion direction of the protrusion 522 relative to the first sub-base housing 527 in the body of the sub-base 520. That is, the spring needle 521 is disposed below the side of the protrusion 522 away from the body of the sub-seat 520, which can protect the spring needle 521 from collision or abrasion with an external object during the movement of the sub-seat 520.

In some embodiments, the transmission plug may further include a first adapter plate 524, where the first adapter plate 524 is fixed in the mounting cavity of the sub-base 520 and covers the bottom wall of the recess 523, and a plurality of spring pins 521 are distributed on the first adapter plate 524 in an array, and one end of each spring pin 521 may extend out of the first sub-base housing 527 through the first hole portion. In some embodiments, the first adapter plate 524 is fixedly coupled to the first sub-housing 527. Specifically, a threaded hole is formed in the first adapter plate 524, a threaded column with a blind hole thread is formed on one side, close to the first adapter plate 524, of the first sub-seat shell 527, and a screw sequentially passes through the threaded hole in the first adapter plate 524 and extends into the threaded column in the first sub-seat shell 527, so that connection between the first adapter plate 524 and the first sub-seat shell 527 is achieved.

In some embodiments, the circuit structure may further include a second circuit board 525, the transmission plug is connected to the power circuit 526 and the signal transmitter through the second circuit board 525, the second circuit board 525 is connected to a side of the first adapter board 524 facing away from the plurality of pins 521, and the second circuit board 525 is fixedly connected to the second sub-base housing 528. The transmission plug is arranged on the first adapter plate 524, the circuit is arranged on the second circuit board 525, and the arrangement space is saved by the arrangement structure, so that the miniaturization of the device is facilitated. In some embodiments, to further save layout space, the second circuit board 525 and the first adapter board 524 overlap each other on a projection plane perpendicular to the plugging direction of the sub-mount 520 and the main mount 510.

In some embodiments, the second circuit board 525 may include one or more first snap-in interfaces 5251, the first adapter board 524 including a second snap-in interface 5241 corresponding to the first snap-in interface 5251, the first snap-in interface 5251 and the second snap-in interface 5241 being electrically connected by the flexible circuit board 529 such that the second circuit board 525 is electrically connected with the first adapter board 524.

In some embodiments, to facilitate user interaction with the signal acquisition device, the sub-base 520 may further include at least one of an indicator light (not shown), a charging port 532, a data port 533, and a button 531. Specifically, the color of the indicator light is used to indicate the amount of electricity, and may also be used to indicate whether the sub-mount 520 is completely coupled with the main mount 510. The charging port 532 is used for externally connecting a charging circuit. The data port 533 is used for being externally connected with a data line, and the sub-base 520 performs data transmission with an external device through the data line. The button 531 is used to switch on and off the control power supply circuit. In some embodiments, at least one second hole portion 5271 for mounting an indicator light, a charging port 532, a data port 533, or a button 531 is provided on the sub-mount 520. In some embodiments, the sub-mount 520 may be perforated and the material selected to provide for efficient output of sound for voice output within the device.

Note that, the above-described mother seat 510 and child seat 520 may have any shape, and are not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped structure shown in the drawings. The grooves 511 and the protrusions 522 may have any shape, and are not limited to the rectangular structures shown in the drawings.

In some embodiments, the sub-mount 520 may be magnetically coupled to the parent mount 510, thereby enabling detachable coupling of the sub-mount 520 to the parent mount 510. In some embodiments, the first magnetic body 528 is located in a mounting cavity inside the sub-mount 520. In some embodiments, the protruding structure 522 is a hollow structure, and the inside of the protruding structure 522 is communicated with the mounting cavity of the sub-base 520, where a mounting groove for placing the first magnetic body is formed between the sidewall corresponding to the protruding structure 522 and the sidewall corresponding to the recess 523, and when the first adapter plate 524 is fixed to the first sub-base housing 527, the first adapter plate 524 may function to fix the first magnetic body 528, so as to prevent the first magnetic body 528 from falling off or moving. The second magnetic body 518 is located at the bottom wall of the groove 511 of the female base 510 and is located at the peripheral side of the second adapter plate 514, and when the sub-base 520 is mated with the female base 510, the first magnetic body 528 may be located opposite to the second magnetic body 518. The first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 may be made of a magnetic material, or one of the first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 may be made of a magnetic material, and the other may be made of a metal material capable of being magnetized. The first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 attract each other, so that the protruding structure 522 only needs to be placed near the groove 511 of the female base 510, and can slide into the groove 511 of the female base 510 smoothly, so as to realize the connection between the sub-base 520 and the female base 510 and the electrical connection between the transmission interface and the transmission plug. In some embodiments, the first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 may be correspondingly disposed in plurality to increase the magnetic attraction between the mother base 510 and the child base 520, so as to further secure the connection between the mother base 510 and the child base 520. In some embodiments, the sub-seat 520 can be detachably connected with the main seat 510 by combining the sliding groove and the guide rail with the magnetic attraction manner, which is beneficial to maintaining stable connection between the main seat 510 and the sub-seat 520 and avoiding relative movement between the main seat 510 and the sub-seat 520 caused by severe actions of a user when wearing the signal acquisition device. After the first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 are magnetically connected between the master seat 510 and the slave seat 520, an electric connection path between the transmission interface and the transmission plug is controlled, and after the master seat 510 and the slave seat 520 are magnetically disconnected, the electric connection path between the transmission interface and the transmission plug is controlled to be disconnected, that is, the magnetic connection between the first magnetic body 528 and the second magnetic body 518 can be regarded as an electromagnetic switch, and the connection and disconnection of the electric connection path between the master seat 510 and the slave seat 520 can be controlled without separately arranging a physical button, so that the operation and the use of a user are facilitated.

In some embodiments, the sub-mount may also be detachably connected to the parent mount by other means, and the detachable connection of the sub-mount to the parent mount will be exemplarily described below with reference to fig. 10A-12. Fig. 10A is a schematic structural view of a signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, fig. 10B is a schematic structural view of another view of the signal acquisition device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a master base according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a slave base according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 10A to 12, the signal transmission device 1000 is substantially the same as the signal transmission device 500 shown in fig. 5 to 9, wherein the female base 1010, the groove 1011, the sub-base 1020, and the protruding structure 1022 shown in fig. 10A to 12 are similar to the female base 510, the groove 511, the sub-base 520, and the protruding structure 522 shown in fig. 5 to 9, respectively, and are not described herein.

The main difference between the signal transmission device 1000 and the signal transmission device 500 is that: an opening is provided in a sidewall of the female housing 1010, and the opening communicates with the groove 1011. In some embodiments, two sidewalls of the recess 1011 adjacent to the sidewall where the opening is located are provided with a sliding groove 10111, and the sliding groove 10111 is recessed with respect to a sidewall surface of the recess 1011 adjacent to the sidewall where the opening is located. In some embodiments, the runner 10111 extends from the side wall where the opening is located in a direction approximately perpendicular to the side wall where the opening is located (e.g., arrow a shown in fig. 11). Two side walls of the protruding structure 1022, which correspond to two side walls adjacent to the side wall where the opening is located, are provided with guide rails 10221 matched with the sliding groove 10111, and the guide rails 10221 protrude from the side walls of the protruding structure 1022. When the sub-base 1020 is matched with the main base 1010, the guide rail 10221 of the sub-base 1020 can be clamped into the sliding groove 10111 of the main base 1010, so that the guide rail 10221 slides along the sliding groove 10111 until the side wall of the protruding structure 1022 opposite to the upper opening of the groove 1011 is abutted to stop, and at this time, the plurality of spring pins 1021 of the sub-base 1020 are in one-to-one contact with the plurality of contacts 1012 of the main base 1010, so as to realize the electric connection of the transmission interface and the transmission plug. In this embodiment, the sliding groove 10111 and the guide rail 10221 realize the detachable connection of the sub-base 1020 and the main base 1010, and realize the limit in the butt joint process of the sub-base 1020 and the main base 1010, so that the plurality of spring pins 1021 and the plurality of contacts 1012 can be contacted in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

In some embodiments, the cross-sectional area of the rail 10221 along the direction perpendicular to the length thereof may have any shape including triangle, quadrangle, T-shape, etc., and when the protrusion 1022 is required to be inserted into the groove 1011, the rail 10221 may be caught in the runner 10111 and slide with respect to the runner 10111. The positions of the guide rail 10221 and the runner 10111 can be exchanged, i.e. the side wall of the protruding structure 1022 is provided with the runner 10111, and the corresponding side wall of the groove 1011 is provided with the guide rail 10221.

In some embodiments, the signal acquisition device may further include a stop assembly, which may include one or more tabs 10112 and notches 10222 that mate with the tabs 10112. Wherein, the bump 10112 may be in the sliding groove 10111, the notch 10222 may be disposed on the guide rail 10221, when the sub-seat 1020 is inserted into the main seat 1010, the guide rail 10221 slides in the sliding groove 10111 along the a direction, and stops when the sliding movement is to the side wall of the protruding structure 1022 opposite to the upper opening of the groove 1011, the bump 10112 cooperates with the notch 10222, thereby playing a limiting role and improving the connection strength between the sub-seat 1020 and the main seat 1010.

It should be noted that the above description of the signal acquisition device is merely an exemplary description and is not intended to limit the present disclosure to the scope of the illustrated embodiments. Wherein the benefits that may be realized by the different embodiments are different, and in the different embodiments, the benefits that may be realized by any one or a combination of the above, or any other possible benefits may be realized.

While the basic concepts have been described above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the foregoing detailed disclosure is by way of example only and is not intended to be limiting. Although not explicitly described herein, various modifications, improvements, and adaptations of the present application may occur to one skilled in the art. Such modifications, improvements, and modifications are intended to be suggested within this application, and are therefore within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of this application.

Meanwhile, the present application uses specific words to describe embodiments of the present application. Reference to "one embodiment," "an embodiment," and/or "some embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is associated with at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, it should be emphasized and should be appreciated that two or more references to "an embodiment" or "one embodiment" or "an alternative embodiment" in various positions in this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, certain features, structures, or characteristics of one or more embodiments of the present application may be combined as suitable.

Furthermore, the order in which the elements and sequences are processed, the use of numerical letters, or other designations are not intended to limit the order of the processes and methods of the application unless specifically set forth in the claims. While certain presently useful inventive embodiments have been discussed in the foregoing disclosure, by way of various examples, it is to be understood that such details are merely illustrative and that the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, are intended to cover all modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application. For example, while the system components described above may be implemented by hardware devices, they may also be implemented solely by software solutions, such as installing the described system on an existing server or mobile device.

Likewise, it should be noted that in order to simplify the presentation disclosed herein and thereby aid in understanding one or more inventive embodiments, various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. This method of disclosure, however, is not intended to imply that more features than are presented in the claims are required for the subject application. Indeed, less than all of the features of a single embodiment disclosed above.

In some embodiments, numbers describing the components, number of attributes are used, it being understood that such numbers being used in the description of embodiments are modified in some examples by the modifier "about," approximately, "or" substantially. Unless otherwise indicated, "about," "approximately," or "substantially" indicate that the number allows for a 220% change. Accordingly, in some embodiments, numerical parameters set forth in the specification and claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the individual embodiments. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should take into account the specified significant digits and employ a method for preserving the general number of digits. Although the numerical ranges and parameters set forth herein are approximations that may be employed in some embodiments to confirm the breadth of the range, in particular embodiments, the setting of such numerical values is as precise as possible.

Each patent, patent application publication, and other material, such as articles, books, specifications, publications, documents, etc., cited in this application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Except for application history documents that are inconsistent or conflicting with the present application, documents that are currently or later attached to this application for which the broadest scope of the claims to the present application is limited. It is noted that the descriptions, definitions, and/or terms used in the subject matter of this application are subject to the use of descriptions, definitions, and/or terms in case of inconsistent or conflicting disclosure.

Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the embodiments herein. Other variations are also possible within the scope of this application. Thus, by way of example, and not limitation, alternative configurations of embodiments of the present application may be considered in keeping with the teachings of the present application. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application are not limited to only the embodiments explicitly described and depicted herein.

Claims

1. A signal acquisition device comprising:

a wearing body provided with a sensor and configured to be worn on a user and collect physiological signals of the user through the sensor;

A sub-mount for housing a circuit arrangement comprising a power circuit configured to power the sensor and a signal transmitter configured to transmit the physiological signal to an external device; and

the main seat is fixed on the wearing body, the sub-seat is detachably connected with the main seat, the main seat is provided with a transmission interface, and when the main seat is connected with the sub-seat, the circuit structure is electrically connected with the sensor through the transmission interface.

2. The signal acquisition device of claim 1, the circuit structure comprising a transmission plug adapted to the transmission interface, the transmission plug being electrically connected to the signal transmitter and the power circuit; the main seat is provided with a groove, and at least part of the structure of the sub seat is detachably connected with the main seat through the groove;

the transmission interface is located at the groove, and when the sub-base is connected with the mother base, the transmission plug is electrically connected with the transmission interface.

3. The signal acquisition device of claim 2, the sub-mount comprising a raised structure adapted to the recess, the raised structure protruding outwardly relative to the body of the sub-mount, the transmission plug being keyed to the raised structure;

When the protruding structure is matched with the groove, the transmission plug is electrically connected with the transmission interface.

4. A signal acquisition device according to claim 2 or 3, one of the transmission plug and the transmission interface comprising a plurality of pins, the plurality of pins being distributed in an array; the other one of the transmission plug and the transmission interface comprises a plurality of contacts, and the contacts are in one-to-one correspondence with the elastic pins; when the transmission plug is electrically connected with the transmission interface, the ends of the contacts are in one-to-one contact with the ends of the spring pins.

5. The signal acquisition device of claim 4, wherein the protruding structure comprises a recess, the recess is located at one end of the protruding structure away from the body of the sub-base, and the transmission plug is embedded in a bottom wall of the recess;

the transmission plug further comprises a first adapter plate, the first adapter plate is located in the sub-base and covers the bottom wall of the concave portion, and the elastic needles are distributed on the first adapter plate.

6. The signal acquisition device of claim 5, the circuit structure further comprising a first circuit board, the transmission plug is connected with the power circuit and the signal transmitter through the first circuit board, the first circuit board is connected with one side of the first adapter plate, which faces away from the plurality of pins, and the first circuit board and the first adapter plate are overlapped with each other on a projection plane perpendicular to the plugging direction of the sub-base and the mother base, and the first circuit board is fixedly connected with the sub-base.

7. The signal acquisition device according to claim 4, wherein a mounting port is arranged at the groove, the mounting port is positioned at the bottom of the groove, and the transmission interface is embedded at the groove through the mounting port;

the transmission interface further comprises a second adapter plate, at least part of the second adapter plate is located in the female base, one side of the second adapter plate extends out of the female base through the mounting opening, and the second adapter plate is provided with a third hole portion used for fixing the plurality of contacts.

8. The signal acquisition device of claim 7, the female socket further comprising a second circuit board connected to a side of the second adapter plate facing away from ends of the plurality of contacts contacting the plurality of pins such that the plurality of contacts are connected to lines of the second circuit board, the second circuit board being fixedly connected to the housing of the female socket.

9. The signal pickup device according to claim 8, further comprising a wire having one end electrically connected to the sensor and the other end connected to the contact through a line of the second circuit board.

10. The signal pickup apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second circuit board is provided with a plurality of fourth hole portions at positions on the peripheral side of the second interposer, the wires of the second circuit board extend from the fourth hole portions toward the contacts, and the wires are fixed at the fourth hole portions and electrically connected to the wires of the second circuit board at the fourth hole portions.