RU176925U1 - Link Bracelet - Platform for Modules - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model is a wearable device made in the form of a link bracelet with a lock. The links of the bracelet contain compartments for installing modules. Insulated conductors connect the module compartments and form logical buses for transmitting information, supplying voltage and monitoring the status of the lock. The device is intended for placement on it of electronic and non-electronic modules for various purposes. The use of standard types of buses and information exchange protocols allows creating electronic devices with functionality based on a utility model, which is determined by a set of installed modules.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of wearable devices, and serves as a platform for creating modular devices of various complexity and purpose.

At the moment, it is not known about the use of wearable link bracelets - platforms for modules. The devices closest to the utility model, according to the Internet, are two types of devices:

1. Google modular phone (https://atap.google.com/ara/). The main feature of this device is the use of replaceable modules. At the same time, this device retains the shortcomings of smartphone format devices. Since the basis of this phone is still the screen, it is he who determines the dimensions of the device. In addition, the screen and the sensor located on it are used to input and output information, so their mechanical damage makes the device completely unsuitable for use during repair.

2. "Smart watches", of various manufacturers (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_watch). The main feature of these devices is wearing comfort. The disadvantage of these devices is not a modular construction and, as a result, fixed functionality. So, if one of the device nodes fails, the entire device is subject to repair or replacement. The same drawback does not allow to modify individual functions of the device without completely replacing it.

A common disadvantage of the above devices is the dependence on the availability of the charger. In the absence of timely recharging of the battery, the device is completely turned off. During charging, as a rule, it is necessary to find the device in close proximity to the charger and the power source. It is also worth emphasizing the fact that improving the screen characteristics for devices of the first type and expanding the functionality for devices of the second type, while maintaining the battery life, requires an increase in battery capacity, and as a result, an increase in the dimensions and mass of the device.

The utility model, combining the main features of the devices described above (modularity and method of wearing), allows you to solve problems that arise when using them in the following ways:

- unlike “smart watches”, the utility model allows you to create modular devices, while the functional modules are installed along the entire length of the bracelet in an arbitrary order, evenly distributing the weight load;

- unlike modular phones, the utility model is not tied to the screen dimensions. The implementation of the housing of the utility model in the form of a bracelet allows you to free the hands and pockets of the owner. If necessary, a screen of any size can be connected to the utility model as a peripheral input-output device through the corresponding module;

- modules can be replaced without disconnecting the entire device;

- the functionality of the modules is limited only by the landing dimensions and the level of development of microelectronics;

- in terms of power supply, the utility model allows solving problems with the need to find a power source nearby for charging and the inability to use the device freely during charging. These problems are solved by installing removable battery modules in the modular compartments of the utility model. The number of battery modules that can be installed is determined by the number of free modular compartments of the corresponding size. The design of the utility model assumes that the charging of the battery modules will occur on the charger outside the utility model, without interfering with its free use. Battery modules can be removed from a utility model at any time. Moreover, if there is at least one installed charged battery module, the device will not completely lose power;

- when a utility model breaks down, serviceable modules can be transplanted to a new utility model without loss of functionality.

The purpose of the utility model is to provide the opportunity to take advantage of the link bracelet - a platform for modules when creating wearable devices for various purposes.

The technical result from the use of the utility model is expressed in the combination of the possibility of building devices based on it that perform the set of functions necessary for a particular user at a particular moment of time, with the possibility of quickly changing it (set of functions), and wearing comfort. The utility model does not limit the functionality and purpose of the modules, which makes it possible to continuously improve devices without changing the basis. The design of the case in the form of a multi-link bracelet allows you to use the area of the utility model as efficiently as possible without compromising ergonomics. The use of modern materials and production technologies makes it possible to reduce the weight of the utility model and give it a shape that enhances its usability.

The housing of the utility model is made in the form of a bracelet consisting of four or more movably connected links (Fig. 1, pos. 1). By purpose, the links are divided into modular and castle. Lock links can also be used to adjust the length of the bracelet. Modular links contain modular compartments (Fig.1 pos.2), which are used to install modules for various purposes. One of the modular links may contain a compartment for installing the module of the central processor (Fig.2 pos.6). It differs from other links in that there is no transit of information and control buses through its compartment. Modular links are equipped with decorative covers.

Covers for modular compartments are primarily designed for tight closure of modular compartments. In addition, covers can be used to install additional modules. Another important function of the covers of the modular compartments is the decorative design of the device.

The utility model is designed to be worn on the body. The length of the bracelet is determined by the number of links used or by adjusting the length of the lock link. The case must have a lock, with controls for closing-opening. The design of the lock may vary for different samples of the utility model.

Conductors logically organized into buses (Fig. 2, item 4) serve to electrically connect the modules. Tires are divided into the following types: information, power and control. All conductors are insulated from the environment by housing elements. Connections between the nearest contact pads (Fig. 2 pos. 3) of the adjacent modular compartments are made in the form of flexible cables (Fig. 2 pos. 5). The control bus is used to monitor the fact of closure-opening and the integrity of the design of the bracelet. The modules are connected to the buses through the contact pads of the module compartments. Modular compartments (except for the compartment for installing the central processor module) provide transit for all conductors.

Active, passive, and power modules can be installed in a utility model. Active modules are connected to the information bus and interact with each other. Passive modules do not have a connection to the information bus. Passive modules can receive power from the power bus, or be non-volatile. Power modules are designed to provide power to active and volatile passive modules installed in the bracelet. Power modules can be rechargeable (containing a rechargeable battery in their design) and not rechargeable (not containing rechargeable batteries).

The utility model provides the ability to install power modules by the number of free modular bays. Power modules can be replaced independently of each other and from other modules. Charging the battery modules should be done autonomously, by chargers, without connecting a utility model to the charger cable.

The graphic part of the description of the utility model contains images of the appearance of the links of the utility model (Fig. 1) and the organization diagram of the tires of the utility model (Fig. 2).

The utility model can be implemented by manufacturing the case bodies of links and covers from materials with various characteristics, according to the choice of the customer. The technologies used in the manufacture of parts are determined by the characteristics of the material and the requirements for surface treatment. At the border of skin contact, it is possible to use replaceable pads made of non-allergenic materials. Link covers allow the implementation of various design solutions, while maintaining the integrity of the modular compartments. A utility model may be executed with a different number and nomenclature of links. The technical solutions used to ensure the tightness of the modular compartments, as well as the dimensions of the bracelet links and modular compartments, may be different for different samples of the utility model.

Claims (1)

The link bracelet is a platform for modules, characterized in that it includes a body worn on the human body in the form of a link bracelet with a lock, consisting of four or more articulated links containing compartments with sealed covers for installing electronic and non-electronic modules, if necessary, connected via pads to common buses formed by flexible cables between the compartments in adjacent links and the conductors passing in transit through each compartment, except for the compartment, pre assigned to set CPU where only power rail transits.

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