CN211559005U

CN211559005U - Wearable device

Info

Publication number: CN211559005U
Application number: CN202020002726.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵如彦; 廖志俊; 何莉; 杨星
Original assignee: Bosch Automotive Products Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Bosch Automotive Products Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-02
Filing date: 2020-01-02
Publication date: 2020-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-01-02

Abstract

The utility model discloses a wearable equipment, include: a flexible wristband and an accommodating portion that is fixed to the wristband and in which a sensor assembly is mounted, the wearable device forming a ring shape around an axial direction in a state of being worn on a wrist of a user; the width of the housing in the axial direction is not less than 2 times the body width of the wristband, and one side of the housing in the axial direction does not exceed 0.2 times the body width of the wristband with respect to the wristband. The wearable equipment of this application simple structure wears the convenience, has still ensured that wearable equipment can be correctly worn.

Description

Wearable device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a technical field, in particular to wearable equipment are dressed to intelligence.

Background

Wearable devices in the prior art are generally built in with sensors, which can collect various exercise and health data of a user when the user wears the device, and then transmit the collected data to other devices such as a mobile terminal in a wired or wireless manner for viewing and analysis.

However, in some application scenarios, for example, when detecting the hand motion of the user through the bracelet, the bracelet is required to be worn according to a specified direction, otherwise, data measured by the bracelet cannot be accurately identified.

Therefore, there is a need to improve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome above-mentioned weak point, the technical scheme of the utility model the problem that wearable equipment can not correctly be worn by the user among the prior art has been solved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a wearable device, including: a flexible wristband and an accommodating portion that is fixed to the wristband and in which a sensor assembly is mounted, the wearable device forming a ring shape around an axial direction in a state of being worn on a wrist of a user; the width of the housing in the axial direction is not less than 2 times the body width of the wristband, and one side of the housing in the axial direction does not exceed 0.2 times the body width of the wristband with respect to the wristband.

Preferably, the thickness of the housing is greater than 5 times the thickness of the body of the wristband, the length of a portion of the housing having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the width of the body of the wristband in the extending direction of the wristband is not less than 5 cm, and the width of a portion of the housing having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the width of the body of the wristband in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wristband is not less than 3 cm.

Preferably, the accommodating portion is substantially rectangular in shape, wherein a longer one of edges of the accommodating portion is flush with an edge of the wrist band on one side in the extending direction of the wrist band; the length of the longer one of the edges of the housing portion in the extending direction of the wrist band is not less than 5.5 cm and not more than 6 cm, and the width of the shorter one of the edges of the housing portion in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wrist band is not less than 3.5 cm and not more than 4 cm.

Preferably, the holding part and the wrist strap are integrally made of a silicone material.

Preferably, the accommodating part is provided with an accommodating cavity, the sensor assembly is detachably installed in the accommodating cavity, the sensor assembly is provided with a shell, a wireless data transceiver unit and a sensor, the wireless data transceiver unit and the sensor are arranged in a cavity formed by enclosing the shell, and the shell is provided with a first connecting port formed by recessing the surface of the shell; the bottom of the accommodating cavity is provided with a guide block, the guide block is matched and installed with the first connecting port of the sensor assembly together so as to guide the sensor assembly to be installed into the accommodating cavity, and the guide block limits the sensor assembly to be installed into the accommodating cavity only along a preset direction

Preferably, the wristband further includes a first wristband portion and a second wristband portion extending in opposite directions from opposite ends of the accommodating portion, the wristband further includes a wristband clip disposed near an end of the second wristband portion, the first wristband portion has a plurality of fixing holes disposed in the extending direction of the wristband, the end of the first wristband portion has a loop for accommodating the second wristband portion therethrough, and the wristband clip is inserted into the fixing holes of the first wristband portion to fixedly connect the first wristband portion and the second wristband portion when the end of the second wristband portion is inserted through the loop.

Preferably, the sensor assembly further comprises a printed circuit board disposed in a cavity enclosed by the housing, the printed circuit board having the wireless data transceiver unit and the sensor thereon; the housing further has a first engagement surface disposed in the first interface and away from a surface of the housing, the first engagement surface having a first contact thereon, the first contact being electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the first interface further having therein a plurality of guide posts protruding from the first engagement surface and an opening for fixing an external device mounted in the first interface.

Preferably, the sensor assembly further has a sealing member having a shape matching the first connector port so as to be mounted to the first connector port, wherein the sealing member has a second engaging surface having a projection and receiving holes, the second engaging surface being engaged with the first engaging surface when the sealing member is mounted to the first connector port, and the projection projects into the opening, and the receiving hole receives the guide post; the seal also has a second connection port recessed from a surface of the seal, the guide block being mounted to the second connection port when the sensor assembly is mounted to the receiving portion.

Preferably, the sensor assembly further has a battery and a charging interface, the battery and the charging interface are respectively connected to the printed circuit board, and the battery is further connected to the wireless data transceiver unit; the accommodating part is also provided with a closable charging opening, and an external power supply is connected to the charging interface through the charging opening so as to charge and discharge the battery.

Preferably, the sensor assembly comprises a 9-axis inertial measurement unit.

As can be seen from the above, the wearable device according to the technical solution of the present invention, the width in the axial direction of the ring shape formed by the wrist band worn on the wrist of the user is not less than 2 times the width of the main body of the wrist band, and one side of the accommodating portion is in the axial direction relative to the wrist band not exceeding 0.2 times the width of the main body of the wrist band. Thus, the degree of protrusion of the receiving portion relative to the two sides of the wristband varies, with one side protruding a greater distance than the opposite side. If the user wears the wearable device on the wrist in the correct direction, the side with the large protrusion degree is away from the hand without interfering with the movement of the palm, so that the user feels comfortable; in contrast, if the user wears the wearable device on the wrist in the wrong direction, the side with the large protrusion near the hand will interfere with the activity of the palm, the user will feel uncomfortable and thus be aware of the wrong wearing direction, and the user can be encouraged to consciously wear the wearable device in the correct direction. The guide block is arranged in the accommodating cavity under the detachable condition, so that a user cannot wear the wearable device by mistake when using the wearable device, and meanwhile, the wearable device is correctly worn under the scene that the direction of the built-in sensor measurement data is required.

Drawings

The features, characteristics, advantages and benefits of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a wearable device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 shows a side view of a wearable device of an embodiment.

Fig. 3 shows an exploded view of a wearable device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 4 shows a back view of a sensor assembly of a wearable device of an embodiment.

Detailed Description

Some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The utility model relates to a wearable device, referring to fig. 1 to 4, wearable device 10 has flexible wrist strap 11 and installs the boxlike sensor assembly 12 on flexible wrist strap 11, and the user wears wearable device 10 on the wrist through flexible wrist strap 11, and the user starts this wearable device 10 work, and sensor assembly 12 begins to measure user's motion data and the data transfer that measures in the future to external equipment such as smart mobile phone. In this embodiment, the sensor assembly 12 may include a 9-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which may be used to measure data of acceleration, rotation angle, and absolute direction of the wrist of the user to recognize movements such as raising and lowering, and flipping of the wrist. At the same time, the sensor assembly 12 transmits the collected data characterizing the user's wrist movements to an external device, either wirelessly or by wire.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 shows a wearable device 10 according to an embodiment, and the wearable device 10 includes: a sensor unit 12 and a flexible wristband 11, the flexible wristband 11 having a wristband body 111, the wristband body 111 having a housing portion 112 and a wristband 113, the wristband 113 being generally elongated and worn around a wrist of a user, the wristband 113 forming a loop around an axial direction in a state of being worn around the wrist of the user. The receptacle 112 is provided on the wristband 113 for receiving the sensor assembly 12. The housing portion 112 is provided in the middle of the wrist band 113, so that the wrist band 113 also has a first wrist band portion 114 and a second wrist band portion 115 extending in opposite directions from opposite ends of the housing portion 112, the first wrist band portion 114 and the second wrist band portion 115 being in the shape of substantially long strips exhibiting uniform width and thickness. The wristband 113 further has a transition portion 120, and the first wristband portion 114 and the second wristband portion 115 are respectively connected to the housing portion 112 through the transition portion 120, and the transition portion 120 is a portion whose width and thickness are gradually changed. Referring also to fig. 2, the wrist band 113 further has a wrist band fastening nail 116 disposed near the end of the second wrist band 115, the first wrist band portion 114 has a plurality of fastening holes 117 disposed along the extending direction of the wrist band, the end of the first wrist band portion 114 has a loop 118 for receiving the second wrist band portion 115 therethrough, and the wrist band fastening nail 116 is inserted into the fastening hole 117 of the first wrist band portion 114 when the end of the second wrist band portion 115 is passed through the loop 118 to fixedly connect the first wrist band portion 114 and the second wrist band portion 115. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above-described attachment of the first wristband portion 114 to the second wristband portion 115 may be removably or non-removably attached, for example, the first wristband portion 114 may have a plurality of attachment holes disposed along the extending direction of the wristband, the end of the second wristband portion 115 may have a loop for receiving the first wristband portion 114 therethrough and a wristband clip that is inserted into the attachment holes of the first wristband portion 114 as the end of the first wristband portion 114 is threaded through the loop to thereby fixedly attach the first wristband portion 114 to the second wristband portion 115; for example, the first wristband portion 114 and the second wristband portion 115 may be formed as an elastic integral structure, as long as the wristband is worn around the wrist of the user.

The housing portion 112 may have a rectangular body shape, and the width of the housing portion 112 in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wrist band 113 is larger than the width of the wrist band 113, so that when the housing portion 112 is provided on the wrist band 113, a part of the housing portion 112 in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wrist band 113 exceeds the body width of the wrist band 113, specifically, the width of the housing portion 112 in the axial direction of the loop formed by the wrist band in the state of being worn on the wrist of the user is not less than 2 times the body width of the wrist band 113, which is the width of the main part of the wrist band mainly worn on the wrist of the user, for example, the width of the first wrist band portion 114 and the second wrist band portion 115, and the body width does not include the transition portion 20 such as the gradual change in width and thickness, and the width of other components for. Further, the portions of the housing portion 112 beyond both side edges in the extending direction of the wrist band 113 have different widths, that is, the housing portion 112 has portions beyond both side edges in the extending direction of the wrist band 113, and the portions have different widths. Specifically, one side of the housing portion 112 does not exceed the wristband 113 by 0.2 times the body width of the wristband 113 in the axial direction. Further, the receiving portion 112 does not exceed an edge of the wristband 113 on one side in the extending direction, for example, a longer or shorter edge of the receiving portion 112 is flush with an edge of the wristband 113 on one side in the extending direction of the wristband 113. It will be appreciated that providing the receiving portion 112 on the wrist band 113 in this manner is beneficial for the user to avoid mistakenly wearing the wearable device (e.g., wearing different hands), i.e., in order not to interfere with the normal operation of the hands, the user may position the receiving portion 112 beyond one end of a smaller portion of one side of the wrist band in the extending direction when wearing the wearable device 10, or the receiving portion 112 may be flush with one end of the wrist band 113 along one side edge of the wrist band 113 in the extending direction toward the user's hands, so as not to interfere with the normal operation of the hands, e.g., the turning of the hands relative to the wrists.

Further, the thickness of the housing portion 112 is greater than 5 times the thickness of the body of the wristband 113, which is the thickness of the main portion of the wristband mainly worn on the user's wrist, for example, the thickness of the body of the wristband 113 is the thickness of the first wristband portion 114 and the second wristband portion 115, and the thickness of the body does not include the thickness of the transition portion 20, such as a gradual change in width and thickness, and other components that perform other functions or decoration. Also, the length of the portion of the housing portion 112 having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the body width of the wristband 113 in the extending direction of the wristband 113 is not less than 5 cm, and the width of the portion of the housing portion 112 having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the body width of the wristband 113 in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wristband 113 is not less than 3 cm. Further, a longer one of the edges of the housing 112 is not less than 5.5 cm and not more than 6 cm in the extending direction of the wrist band 113, and a shorter one of the edges of the housing 112 is not less than 3.5 cm and not more than 4 cm in the width perpendicular to the extending direction of the wrist band 113. The housing portion 112 and the wrist band 113 are formed of a silicone material, and the housing portion 112 and the wrist band 113 are integrally formed. Optionally, the receptacle 112 and the wristband 113 may also be connected to each other in a detachable manner.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the accommodating portion 112 has an accommodating cavity 1121, the sensor assembly 12 is detachably installed in the accommodating cavity 1121, the sensor assembly 12 has a housing 121 and a printed circuit board (not shown in the figure) disposed in a cavity enclosed by the housing 121, the printed circuit board has a wireless data transceiver unit and a 9-axis inertial measurement unit, in other embodiments, the wireless data transceiver unit and the 9-axis inertial measurement unit can also be separately disposed, and the housing 121 has a first connection port 122 formed by recessing the surface of the housing 121. The bottom of the receiving cavity 1121 has a guide block 119, and the guide block 119 is used for positioning the sensor assembly 12 when the sensor assembly 12 is installed into the receiving portion 112, in this embodiment, the guide block 119 is installed to the first connecting port 122 of the sensor assembly 12. The housing 121 also has a first engagement face 123, the first engagement face 123 being disposed in the first connection port 122 and distal from a surface of the housing 121, the first engagement face 123 having first contacts thereon for electrical connection to a printed circuit board within the housing 121. The first connecting port 122 further has a plurality of guide posts 125 protruding from the first engaging surface 123 and an opening 126. The first engagement surface 123 may also be connected to an external device, such as a flexible circuit board loaded with a sensor for measuring finger knuckle motion data, by connecting to the connector, thereby enabling measurement of hand motion. Further, the guide block 119 also limits the sensor assembly 12 from being installed into the receiving cavity 1121 only in a predetermined direction. For example, the guide block 119 is mounted at the first connection port 122 of the sensor assembly 12, and the first engagement surface 123 does not extend through the sensor assembly 12 along the surface of the housing 121, so that the sensor assembly 12 can be mounted into the guide block 119 from only one direction, thereby limiting the mounting of the sensor assembly 12 into the receiving cavity 1121 only along a predetermined direction. In addition, the guide block 119 is configured to guide the sensor assembly 12 to be received in the receiving cavity 1121 from only one direction. In order to ensure that the guide block 119 guides the sensor assembly 12 to be installed into the accommodating cavity 1121 only from a predetermined direction, the guide block 119 disposed at any position of the bottom of the accommodating cavity 1121 may also have any irregular shape matching the first connection port 122 on the sensor assembly 12; further, a plurality of guide blocks 119 may be further provided, and a plurality of first connection ports 122 matched with the guide blocks 119 may be further provided on the sensor assembly 12, where the guide blocks 119 and the first connection ports 122 are respectively asymmetrically distributed on the bottom of the accommodating cavity 1121 and the housing 121 of the sensor assembly 12.

The sensor assembly 12 also has a switch 127, a battery (not shown), and a charging interface 128. A switch 127 is connected to the printed circuit board for enabling operation of the sensor assembly 12. The battery and the charging interface 128 are connected to the printed circuit board, respectively, and the battery is also connected to the wireless data transceiving unit. The sensor assembly 12 may be removed from the housing portion 112 and then subjected to a charging and discharging operation for the sensor assembly 12. Optionally, the accommodating portion 112 may further have a closable charging opening (not shown), through which an external power source is connected to the charging interface 128 to charge and discharge the battery.

The sensor assembly 12 may further include a seal 13 having a shape that matches the first connector port 122 so as to be mountable to the first connector port 122, the seal 13 being configured to prevent liquid from flowing through the first connector port 122 into the interior of the sensor assembly 12 after the sensor assembly 12 is mounted in the receptacle 112. The sealing member 13 has a second engagement surface 131, the second engagement surface 131 has a protrusion 132 and receiving holes 133, the second engagement surface 131 engages the first engagement surface 123 when the sealing member 13 is mounted to the first connector 122 of the sensor assembly 12, the protrusion 132 extends into the opening 126, and the receiving holes 133 receive the guide posts 125. The sealing member 13 also has a second connection port 134 formed by a surface recess of the sealing member 13 for positioning the sensor assembly 12 to be mounted when the sensor assembly 12 is mounted to the receiving portion 112, and the guide block 119 is mounted to the second connection port 134. A guide block 119 is provided at the bottom of the receptacle 115 to facilitate guiding and rapid positioning of the sensor assembly 12 during installation of the sensor assembly 12 into the receptacle 112. At the same time, a particular mounting orientation of the sensor assembly 12 may also be maintained, thereby facilitating use in application scenarios where there are directional requirements for the data measured by the sensor, such as measuring wrist motion.

As described above, the wearable device 10 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the housing portion 112 is provided on the wrist band 113, and portions of the housing portion 112 beyond both side edges in the extending direction of the wrist band 113 have different widths. Or the receptacle 112 does not exceed the edge on the side of the wristband 113 in the extending direction and the guide block 119 is provided in the receptacle 112, so that the user does not mistakenly wear while using the wearable device 10, while also ensuring that the wearable device 10 is worn correctly in a scene where there is a demand for the direction of the built-in sensor measurement data. Compared with the prior art, the wearable device 10 of this application simple structure wear the convenience, simultaneously the fool-proof design ensure that the wearable device 10 can be correctly worn by the user.

The present application has been shown and described with reference to a particular preferred embodiment, but is not limited to the details shown and described. Rather, various modifications or variations may be made without departing from the spirit or scope defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wearable device, characterized in that it comprises:

a flexible wristband and an accommodating portion that is fixed to the wristband and in which a sensor assembly is mounted, the wearable device forming a ring shape around an axial direction in a state of being worn on a wrist of a user;

the width of the housing in the axial direction is not less than 2 times the body width of the wristband, and one side of the housing in the axial direction does not exceed 0.2 times the body width of the wristband with respect to the wristband.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the housing is greater than 5 times the thickness of the body of the wristband, a length of a portion of the housing having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the width of the body of the wristband in the extending direction of the wristband is not less than 5 cm, and a width of a portion of the housing having a width in the axial direction of not less than 2 times the width of the body of the wristband in the perpendicular direction to the extending direction of the wristband is not less than 3 cm.

3. The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving portion is substantially rectangular in shape, wherein a longer one of edges of the receiving portion is flush with an edge of the wristband along one side of the wristband in the extending direction; the length of the longer one of the edges of the housing portion in the extending direction of the wrist band is not less than 5.5 cm and not more than 6 cm, and the width of the shorter one of the edges of the housing portion in the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the wrist band is not less than 3.5 cm and not more than 4 cm.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle and wristband are integrally formed from a silicone material.

5. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion has a receiving cavity into which the sensor assembly is detachably mounted, the sensor assembly has a housing and a printed circuit board disposed in a cavity defined by the housing, the printed circuit board having the wireless data transceiving unit and the sensor thereon, the housing having a first connection port formed by a surface recess of the housing; the bottom of the accommodating cavity is provided with a guide block, the guide block is matched and installed with the first connecting port of the sensor assembly together so as to guide the sensor assembly to be installed into the accommodating cavity, and the guide block limits the sensor assembly to be installed into the accommodating cavity only along a preset direction.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the wristband further has a first wristband portion and a second wristband portion extending in opposite directions from opposite ends of the receiving portion, the wristband further has a wristband clip provided near an end of the second wristband portion, the first wristband portion has a plurality of fixing holes provided in the extending direction of the wristband, an end of the first wristband portion has a loop for receiving the second wristband portion therethrough, and the wristband clip is inserted into the fixing holes of the first wristband portion to fixedly connect the first wristband portion and the second wristband portion when the end of the second wristband portion is passed through the loop.

7. The wearable device according to claim 5, wherein the housing further has a first engagement surface disposed in the first connection port and remote from a surface of the housing, the first engagement surface having a first contact thereon, the first contact being electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the first connection port further having therein a plurality of guide posts protruding from the first engagement surface and an opening for fixing an external device mounted in the first connection port.

8. The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a seal having a shape matching the first interface for mounting to the first interface, wherein the seal has a second engagement surface having a protrusion and receiving holes, wherein when the seal is mounted to the first interface, the second engagement surface engages the first engagement surface and the protrusion extends into the opening, and wherein the receiving holes receive the guide posts; the seal also has a second connection port recessed from a surface of the seal, the guide block being mounted to the second connection port when the sensor assembly is mounted to the receiving portion.

9. The wearable device according to claim 5, wherein the sensor assembly further has a battery and a charging interface, the battery and the charging interface being respectively connected to the printed circuit board, the battery being further connected to the wireless data transceiving unit; the accommodating part is also provided with a closable charging opening, and an external power supply is connected to the charging interface through the charging opening so as to charge and discharge the battery.

10. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly comprises a 9-axis inertial measurement unit.