KR20170091849A - Waterproof case for watch including sensor - Google Patents

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KR20170091849A
KR20170091849A KR1020160012617A KR20160012617A KR20170091849A KR 20170091849 A KR20170091849 A KR 20170091849A KR 1020160012617 A KR1020160012617 A KR 1020160012617A KR 20160012617 A KR20160012617 A KR 20160012617A KR 20170091849 A KR20170091849 A KR 20170091849A
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/084—Complete encasings for wrist or pocket watches without means for hermetic sealing of winding stem or crown
    • G04B37/086—Complete encasings for wrist or pocket watches without means for hermetic sealing of winding stem or crown for shaped watches
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    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
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    • G04B37/08—Hermetic sealing of openings, joints, passages or slits
    • G04B37/088—Means affording hermetic sealing inside the case, e.g. protective case for the clockwork against dust, the escapement being in a hermetically sealed case
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C10/00—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces
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    • G04G17/00—Structural details; Housings
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    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G21/00—Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
    • G04G21/02—Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
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Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to a waterproof case for a watch having a sensor, in which a watch body is housed in a housing having a waterproof characteristic, sensing external environment information of the housing from one side of the housing, Information is transmitted.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a waterproof case for a watch,

The present invention relates to a waterproof case for a watch provided with a sensor capable of acquiring information on the surrounding environment through a watch without being restricted by the water.

As the technology applied to electronic devices has been rapidly developed, various types of electronic devices have been proposed, and practicality and convenience are being promoted in various fields.

In particular, the smartphone, which has become the most popular electronic device for modern people, has provided a wireless network through its proprietary operating system and has evolved into a multimedia device such as Internet access, digital broadcasting reception, and mobile game driving.

In recent years, advanced technologies for controlling driving through gestures, voice, fingerprints, retina, and the like have been applied to smartphones as in the case of a biometric system, and various efforts have been made to further enhance the functions.

On the other hand, the technical improvement of the above-mentioned smart phone requires increasingly high specification, improvement of software and hardware, and accordingly, the size and weight of the smart phone are increasing.

Therefore, smart watches that are more compact and easier to access are being launched to complement the mobility and portability of smartphones. Smart Watch, which provides functions such as basic time check, call, message confirmation, and MP3 play, appeals to design elements along with functions, and demand is increasing.

However, since the smart watch is worn on the wrist, it is exposed to the outside at all times, and there is a possibility of infiltration due to moisture penetration or carelessness. Some smart watches are waterproof, but most of them are at the waterproof level, which means that they can not be worn in the water in earnest and can cause the device to malfunction.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0007587

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a smart watch that is housed in a transparent waterproof case and shielded from the outside to thereby prevent water penetration, And to provide a waterproof case for a watch provided with a sensor capable of normally maintaining the function of a smart watch.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a waterproof case having a sensor provided with a sensor capable of acquiring information on the surrounding environment in the water by sensing sensed information of surrounding environment through a sensor provided in a waterproof case, Thereby providing a waterproof case.

A waterproof case for a watch having a sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing for accommodating a watch body; A measuring unit provided at one side of the housing and sensing the external environment information of the housing to generate a sensing signal; A communication unit capable of performing wired or wireless communication with the watch body; And a control unit for generating sensing information based on the sensing signal of the measurement unit and controlling the communication unit to transmit the sensing information to the watch body.

In one embodiment, the housings are coupled to each other to form an inner space; And an upper case.

In one embodiment, a gasket of an elastic material may be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the lower case and the inner circumferential surface of the upper case.

In one embodiment, the lower case and the upper case may be configured to be mutually detachable.

In another embodiment, the lower case and the upper case may be integrally formed by a binding member.

In one embodiment, the housing may further include a fastening portion to which the watchband is fastened. The fastening portion is fastened to the watchband by means of a spring bar, a Velcro tape, a magnet, a buckle, .

In one embodiment, the housing may be formed of a transparent material that ensures visibility.

In one embodiment, an inner side surface of the housing may be provided with a buffer member.

In one embodiment, the measuring portion may include at least one of a pressure measuring sensor, a flow rate measuring sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a position measuring sensor.

In one embodiment, the communication unit can transmit and receive information to and from the watch body using ZigBee, Wi-Fi Bluetooth, and RF (Radio Frequency) communication.

In one embodiment, the waterproof case for a watch equipped with the sensor may further include a power supply unit for supplying power to the measurement unit, the control unit, and the communication unit.

In one embodiment, the power supply unit may include a port for charging.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a watch body is housed in a waterproof housing to be shielded from the outside, and a watch band can be connected to a fastening portion outside the housing, thereby preventing water from penetrating into the water, There is a primary effect that can be secured.

In addition, environmental information on the outside of the housing is sensed by the measuring unit provided at one side of the housing, and the sensed information is transmitted to and displayed on the watch body. Therefore, even in a sensitive environment such as heat, moisture, It is possible to utilize it normally.

Further, the inner side of the housing may be provided with a shock absorbing member to mitigate the swinging of the accommodated watch body and the physical impact applied to the watch body, thereby preventing the damage and breakage of the watch body do.

1 is a configuration diagram of a waterproof case for a watch provided with a sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view schematically showing a shape of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view schematically showing the shape of a housing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a horizontal perspective view of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view schematically showing a shape in which a watch body is accommodated in a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation between components of a waterproof case for a watch provided with a sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Further, the term "part" in the description means a unit for processing one or more functions or operations, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

It should be noted that the watch described below means a smart watch capable of performing communication for transmitting and receiving information to and from other devices through the operating system and capable of running various applications by itself.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a waterproof case 100 for a watch provided with a sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of a housing 110, which is a component of a waterproof case 100 for a watch, Fig. 2 is a view schematically showing a shape.

1 and 2, a watch waterproof case 100 having a sensor includes a housing 110, a measurement unit 120, a control unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a power supply unit 150 Lt; / RTI >

Particularly, the measuring unit 120, the control unit 130, the communication unit 140, and the power supply unit 150 may be electrically connected through intermediary of a wire or the like. Such components and members according to the respective components may be connected to the housing 110 ), So that exposure to the outside can be blocked.

However, the waterproof case 100 for a watch provided with the sensors shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is according to one embodiment, and the constituent elements thereof are not limited to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, Some of the components may be added, changed or deleted depending on the user.

First, the housing 110 forms the overall shape of the waterproof case 100 for a watch provided with a sensor, and can house the watch body 10 in the inner space.

Herein, the watch body 10 refers to a configuration except for a wrist strap (hereinafter, referred to as a watch band) in a conventional watch, and the housing 110 refers to a case that covers the watch body 10, Care should be taken not to be confused with the same concept as the names of the housing and the main body described in Fig.

The housing 110 may be composed of a lower case 111 and an upper case 112 that are mutually detachable, and one side of the cases 110 and 111 may correspond to each other to form a housing 110 having an internal space .

3, the lower case 111 and the upper case 112 may be integrally formed by a binding member 117. In addition, The upper case 112 coupled to the lower case 111 may be rotated at a predetermined angle so that the lower case 111 may be coupled to the lower case 111. In this case, The binding member 117 can be formed of various materials.

A lower gasket 113 may be provided on the upper side of the lower case 111 and an upper gasket 113 may be provided on the inner side of the upper case 112 to surround the inner case.

The gasket 113 and the gasket 113 may have sealing and airtightness of the housing 110 when the upper side of the lower case 111 and the lower side of the upper case 112 correspond to each other.

Specifically, when the lower case 111 and the upper case 112 are aligned, the upper gasket 113 'is tightly contacted with the upper outer surface of the lower case 111 to seal the inside of the housing 110, It is possible to prevent the upper case 112 from being detached from the case 111. [ Further, the lower gasket 113 can seal the outer side of the housing 110 by abutting the lower end of the upper case 112.

2 and 3, the housing 110 has a rectangular shape. However, the housing 110 may be formed in various shapes in consideration of a design aspect.

Additional configurations and features of the housing 110 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

The measuring unit 120 senses the external environmental information of the housing 110 and can provide the sensed electric sensing signal to the controller 130 through the electric path.

Here, the external environment information may include at least one of a pressure, a flow velocity and a wind speed to be applied to the measuring unit 120, a water temperature and a temperature, a distance between the measuring unit 120 and another object, and a position of a wearer.

Accordingly, the electrical sensing signal may be a signal including at least one of information on pressure, information on flow rate and wind speed, information on water temperature and temperature, information on distance, and information on position.

To this end, the measuring unit 120 may include at least one of a pressure measuring sensor, a flow rate measuring sensor, a wind speed measuring sensor, a temperature measuring sensor, a distance measuring sensor, an ultrasonic measuring sensor and a position measuring sensor.

In one embodiment, one side of the measuring portion 120 may be protruded or exposed to the outside of the housing 110, where the protruding or exposed portion may also be waterproofed by a member such as a gasket.

The control unit 130 may generate a data signal including sensing information based on the electrical sensing signal supplied from the measurement unit 120. [

At this time, the generated data signal may also include at least one of information about pressure, information on flow rate and wind speed, information on water temperature and temperature, information on distance, and information on location, And may be provided to the communication unit 140.

The control unit 130 may control the wired or wireless communication operation of the communication unit 140 to transmit the data signal to the communication unit 140, specifically, the communication unit 140.

In order to perform such a role, the controller 130 may be implemented by a processor such as an MCU (Micro Controller Unit). In addition, the control unit 130 may include a modem and a signal conversion device.

The communication unit 140 may transmit the data signal provided from the control unit 130 to another device or the like. Here, the other device may refer to the watch body 10 housed in the housing 110.

More specifically, the communication unit 140 may perform wired or wireless communication in the transmission of the data signal, and may use one or more of ZigBee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and RF (Radio Frequency) .

For example, when the communication unit 140 and the watch body 10 are connected for the first time with the communication unit 140, the watch body 10 transmits a reception signal frequency equal to the transmission signal frequency of the communication unit 140 You can proceed to set up synchronization.

The synchronization structure between the communication unit 140 and the watch body 10 may be for preventing interference with other radio waves and for easily recognizing an object of transmission and reception of a signal. However, the above-described frequency synchronization scheme is an embodiment, and various synchronization schemes may be used depending on a communication scheme between the communication unit 140 and the watch body 10. [

On the other hand, when the communication unit 140 performs wired communication, a communication terminal (not shown) may be provided in each of the communication unit 140 and the watch body 10.

The communication terminal is protruded from the communication unit 140 and the watch body 10 so that the communication terminal can be directly contacted or the end of the wire extending from one terminal can be connected to the other terminal.

Lastly, the power supply unit 150 may provide power to the measurement unit 120, the controller 130, and the communication unit 140.

The power supply unit 150 may include a rechargeable battery such as a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel metal hydride battery, a lithium ion battery, and a lithium polymer battery. In order to charge the battery, a power supply unit 150 may include a charging port May be provided.

In one embodiment, the power supply 150, which is embedded in a separate space within the housing 110, may be positioned such that the direction of the charging port is toward the top of the separate space, i. This may be to protect the charging port, which acts as an electrical connection point, from heat and moisture.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the housing 110 disposed in a horizontal direction, and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a shape in which the watch body 10 is housed in the housing 110. FIG.

4, the inner side surface of the housing 110, more specifically, the inner side surface, the inner side surface and the inner side surface of the lower case 111, the inner upper surface, the inner left side surface, A buffer member 116 having a predetermined thickness may be bonded.

The buffer member 116 may be made of a pressure-sensitive material such as a sponge or an air cap sheet.

At this time, a void of a predetermined size may be formed in the cushioning member 116 bonded to the inner bottom surface of the lower case 111, and such voids may be formed at a position corresponding to the filling port position of the power supply unit 150 .

The outer surface of the housing 110 may be provided with a fastening portion 114 to which the watchband 20 is fastened.

The fastening portion 114 may protrude from the lower surface of the lower case 111 and the upper surface of the upper case 112 and may have an insertion groove 115 for inserting the fastening member 21 into the fastening portion 114 May be formed.

In one embodiment, the fastening member 21 of the watch band 20 may be a spring bar, but may also be made of any one of a velcro tape, a magnet, a buckle, and a saddle button. Therefore, it is noted that the shape and configuration of the fastening portion 114 are not limited to those shown in Figs. 4 and 5, but may be deformed according to the fastening member 21.

When the housing 110 is horizontally disposed on at least one surface of the housing 110, particularly, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface of the housing 110 may be formed of a transparent material such as acrylic.

As a result, the inside of the housing 110 can be seen through the upper surface, and various information displayed on the watch body 10 accommodated in the housing 110 can be checked.

As described above, when the watch body 10 accommodated in the housing 110 is viewed through and the watch band 20 is fastened to the housing 110, the shape of a conventional watch as shown in Fig. 5 have.

6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the components of the waterproof case for a watch 100 provided with a sensor.

Hereinafter, a description overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

The measuring unit 120 senses the external environment information of the housing 110 (S610), and transmits the sensed electric sensing signal to the controller 130 through the electric path.

Then, the controller 130 generates a data signal including sensing information based on the electrical sensing signal (S620). The generated data signal is transmitted to the communication unit 140 and the wired or wireless communication operation of the communication unit 140 is controlled so that the communication unit 140 is communicatively connected to the watch body 10. [

The communication unit 140 communicates with the watch body 10 by the control unit 130 in operation S630. The communication unit 140 transmits the data signal including the sensing information to the watch body 10 by performing wired or wireless communication.

The watch body 10 analyzes the transmitted data signal through a series of processes (S640) and displays the analyzed sensing information (S650).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken as limitations. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: Watch body
20: Watch band
100: Waterproof case for watch with sensor
110: Housing
111: Lower case
112: upper case
113: Lower gasket
113 ': upper gasket
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115: insertion groove
116: buffer member
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150: Power supply

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A housing for accommodating a watch body;
A measuring unit provided at one side of the housing and sensing the external environment information of the housing to generate a sensing signal;
A communication unit capable of performing wired or wireless communication with the watch body; And
And a control unit for generating sensing information based on the sensing signal of the measuring unit and controlling the communication unit to transmit the sensing information to the watch body.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The housing includes:
A lower case coupled to each other to form an inner space; And an upper case,
Wherein a gasket of an elastic material is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the lower case and an inner circumferential surface of the upper case.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
3. The method of claim 2,
The lower case and the upper case may include:
Characterized in that it is integrally constituted by mutually detachable or binding members,
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The housing includes:
And a fastening portion to which the watch band is fastened,
Characterized in that the fastening portion is fastened to the watch band by means of one of a spring bar, a Velcro tape, a magnet, a buckle and a squeeze button.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The housing includes:
Wherein the transparent material is formed of a transparent material that ensures visibility.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
On one inner side surface of the housing,
Characterized in that a buffer member is provided,
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the measuring unit comprises:
A pressure measuring sensor, a flow rate measuring sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a position measuring sensor.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And transmits and receives information to and from the watch body using ZigBee, Wi-Fi Bluetooth, and RF (Radio Frequency) communication.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
And a power supply unit for supplying power to the measurement unit, the control unit, and the communication unit,
Wherein the power supply unit is provided with a port for charging.
A waterproof case for a watch equipped with a sensor.
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