EP3012907B1 - Antenne für smartwatch - Google Patents

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EP3012907B1
EP3012907B1 EP15189157.9A EP15189157A EP3012907B1 EP 3012907 B1 EP3012907 B1 EP 3012907B1 EP 15189157 A EP15189157 A EP 15189157A EP 3012907 B1 EP3012907 B1 EP 3012907B1
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Peter Stas
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Frederique Constant SA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/273—Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R60/00—Constructional details
    • G04R60/06—Antennas attached to or integrated in clock or watch bodies
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R60/00—Constructional details
    • G04R60/06—Antennas attached to or integrated in clock or watch bodies
    • G04R60/10—Antennas attached to or integrated in clock or watch bodies inside cases
    • G04R60/12—Antennas attached to or integrated in clock or watch bodies inside cases inside metal cases

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  • the invention relates to smart wristwatches.
  • the omnipresence of information on the network and the profusion of portable connected devices makes it easy for users to access virtually any information independent from time and location.
  • the information may conveniently be transmitted from a network or from a dedicated local server to the portable connected devices via radio means.
  • the radio means may involve a cellular phone network, a wifi network, a bluetooth connection, any other radio transmission as appropriate or a combination of 2 or more or these.
  • ⁇ or watches constitute a category of the portable connected devices and for this purpose comprise a connected smartwatch module.
  • a connected smartwatch module may have a metal encasing and/or a metal dial, either one of which effectively shields radio signals and thereby may reduce the quality of radio signal reception inside the wristwatch.
  • the metal encasing may for example be in stainless steel or gold, while the metal may also be in one or a plurality of various metals.
  • the connected smartwatch module needs to be able to receive and transmit data over radio frequency communication.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a smart wristwatch and more particularly of components that are required to realize such a wristwatch. These components include a balun 1 that is connected to both a microprocessor 2 and an antenna 3.
  • FIG. 1a shows a further example embodiment of a smart wristwatch in a schematic representation.
  • the wristwatch comprises a PI filter 7 connected between the antenna 3 and the balun 1.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of an analogue dial of the smart wristwatch.
  • Three hands 4 are used to display the time, e.g., one hand is used to point the hours, an other hand the minutes and a further hand the seconds.
  • One of the hands 4, e.g., the minute hand is also used as the antenna 3.
  • a center axe driving the minute hand 4 is insulated inside the wristwatch module and connected to the balun (not illustrated in figure 2 ).
  • Figure 3 shows a transversal cut through a wristwatch module according to a preferred embodiment of the smart wristwatch, whereby the cut passes through a length of the center axe appropriately arranged for driving the hands 4.
  • the hands 4 point is a same direction, and from top to bottom they are the minute hand, the hour hand and a connected hand. Similar as in figure 2 , the minute hand also comprises the antenna 3 therein.
  • FIGS 4-6 illustrate preferred embodiments in which the antenna 3, instead of being in a hand 4, is realized on a ceramic disc 5 as a coil.
  • Figure 4 is a view from the bottom of a wristwatch, i.e., the caseback or the side that is in contact with the body of the person wearing the wristwatch (person not shown in figure 4 and not considered to be part of the invention).
  • the caseback comprises the ceramic disc 5 and the antenna 3 realized as a coil on the ceramic disc 5
  • Figure 5 illustrates a transversal view through a wristwatch according to a preferred embodiment, comprising again the ceramic disc 5 used as a caseback of the wristwatch, and the antenna 3, realized as a coil.
  • the ceramic disc 5 functions as an insulator.
  • the antenna coil 3 is connected to the balun 1 (connection not shown in figure 5 ).
  • Figure 6 shows a detailed representation of a transversal view through a wristwatch according to a further preferred embodiment, wherein the ceramic disc 5 is attached to the wristwatch at a cut-out made in a body 6 of the wristwatch.
  • the ceramic disc 5 also carries on one of its surfaces the antenna coil 3.
  • FIGS 7-9 illustrate further preferred embodiments in which the antenna 3, instead of being in a hand 4, or on a ceramic disc 5 used as a caseback of the wristwatch, is realised on a ceramic plate as a coil but in an aperture of the analogue dial as will be described herein below.
  • FIG 8 this shows an example of an analogue smart wristwatch in a simplified manner, e.g., the hands have been left out for a simplified view, comprising an analogue dial 8, and an aperture in the analogue dial.
  • the aperture is covered by a cover plate 9. While the aperture and cover plate 9 are illustrated in a circular shape, these may each well be realised in other shapes without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the aperture and cover plate 9 are positioned at the 6 o'clock position of the analogue dial 8, the person skilled in the art will understand that these may well be positioned at other locations of the analogue dial 8 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the cover plate 9 may for example be made out of plastic or other synthetic material.
  • the important property of the material for making the cover plate 9 is that it is mostly transparent for radio frequency communication. This enables to make the analogue dial out of any other material, for example a metal, even if this other material is opaque for radio frequency communication.
  • Figure 9 shows a sectional cut view through the analogue dial 8 and cover plate 9.
  • Figure 7 illustrates an example embodiment of a mechanical movement encased below the analogue dial 8 (dial not shown in figure 7 ).
  • the cover plate 9 is shown in transparency as a circular plate.
  • the cover plate 9 carries a ceramic plate 10 which in turn carries an antenna (not shown in figure 7 ) for receiving the radio frequency communication signals carrying information.
  • Figures 10 and 11 show further examples of analogue smart wrist watches with an aperture, wherein the cover plate that covers the aperture carries a representation of a text or symbol which remains visible through the aperture.
  • this is indicated in a generic manner as "TEXT/INFO" as pointed with an arrow while in figure 11 the cover carries a representation of a brand illustrated as "BRAND” also as pointed with an arrow.
  • This manner of introducing the representation of a text or symbol into the visual field of the dial is a particularly convenient manner of customizing the appearance, branding and/or decoration of the wristwatch and avoids having to directly mark the dial with the representation of a text or symbol. It becomes easier to customize the wristwatch and also less costly to do so.
  • FIG 8 While in figure 8 only 1 aperture is shown, this is only an example embodiment, and it would be possible to have a plurality of apertures, each one covered by its own cover plate.
  • Figure 12 illustrates an example with 3 rectangular shaped apertures, each one having a cover that carries a text or a symbol. Although this is indicated in a generic manner with the mark "TEXT", each cover may actually have its own text or symbol that differs from the others.
  • Each plate may be made out of material that is mostly transparent for radio frequency communication depending on the needs of the manufacturer of the wristwatch.
  • Figure 13 illustrates an even further example with 4 circular shaped apertures, each one having its own cover.
  • antenna 3 which is embodied as a coil in figures 4 to 6 is intended for use as a radio frequency communication receiving part it may alternatively also be attributed to an induction charging circuitry, wherein it is used for contactless charging of a capacitor inside the wristwatch module.

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  1. Smart-Armbanduhr, die Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Antenne, die zum Empfangen von Funksignalen, die Informationen tragen, konfiguriert ist;
    ein analoges Ziffernblatt (8) zum Anzeigen von wenigstens der Tageszeit auf eine analoge Weise;
    wobei das analoge Ziffernblatt wenigstens eine Öffnung umfasst;
    wobei die Smart-Armbanduhr dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass sie ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Abdeckungsplatte (9) in Kontakt mit dem analogen Ziffernblatt und transparent für die Funksignale, welche so angeordnet ist, dass sie wenigstens eine Öffnung des analogen Ziffernblatts bedeckt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Smart-Armbanduhr ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Keramikplatte (10), die auf der Abdeckungsplatte montiert ist,
    wobei die Keramikplatte (10) die Antenne trägt, sodass die Antenne sich wenigstens teilweise in einer Zone der Öffnung befindet.
  2. Smart-Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Abdeckungsplatte (9) aus Kunststoff gefertigt ist.
  3. Smart-Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 2, wobei das analoge Ziffernblatt (9) aus Metall gefertigt ist.
  4. Smart-Armbanduhr nach Anspruch 1, die ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Repräsentation eines Textes oder eines Symbols, wobei die Repräsentation durch die Abdeckungsplatte getragen wird, sodass sie durch die Öffnung des analogen Ziffernblatts sichtbar ist.
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EP14189576.3A EP3012906A1 (de) 2014-10-20 2014-10-20 Antenne für Smartwatch
EP14191171 2014-10-30
EP15152322 2015-01-23
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