TWI790676B - Smart watch device - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart watch device includes: an electrically conductive unit; a top cover including a first top cover and a second top cover, wherein the electrically conductive unit is formed between the first top cover and the second top cover; a housing; a bottom cover, wherein the top cover, the housing, and the bottom cover are assembled to form an accommodating space from top to bottom; a dial disposed in the accommodating space, wherein the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator disposed on the time scale; a movement disposed under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; and a functional module disposed in the accommodating space, positioned under the movement, and configured to perform at least one smart function of the smart watch.

Description

Smart watch device

This disclosure relates to the technical field of watches, in particular to a smart watch device.

In the prior art, setting a functional module in a quartz watch can make the quartz watch a smart watch device. The advantage of the smart watch device is that the traditional quartz watch can be upgraded to a smart watch device without greatly changing the hardware structure.

The conventional smart watch device includes an antenna disposed on the lower surface of an upper cover of the smart watch device and surrounded by a casing. The shell is made of metal or conductive material. The antenna is used for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from an external electronic device.

The antenna is arranged on the lower surface of the upper cover and is surrounded by the casing. Since the casing is made of metal, the antenna will be affected by the casing when transmitting or receiving signals. More specifically, the antenna and the external electronic The communication between the devices will be affected by the shell, thereby affecting the user experience.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a solution to the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

The disclosure provides a smart watch device, which can solve the problem in the prior art that the communication between the antenna and the external electronic device is affected by the casing.

The smart watch device disclosed in the present disclosure includes: a conductive unit; a top cover assembly, including a first top cover and a second top cover, the conductive unit is formed between the first top cover and the second top cover; a shell; a bottom cover, The upper cover assembly, the shell and the lower cover are sequentially composed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; a dial is arranged in the accommodating space, and the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator is arranged on the time On the scale; a movement, arranged under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; and a functional module, arranged in the accommodating space, under the movement and used to execute at least one of the smart watch device Smart function.

In the smart watch device disclosed in the present disclosure, the conductive unit is formed between the first upper cover and the second upper cover, so that the conductive unit is less affected by the casing when transmitting or receiving signals, thereby increasing the conductive unit’s Signal transceiver range.

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and effects of the present disclosure more clear and definite, the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present disclosure, and the word "embodiment" used in the present disclosure is intended to be used as an example, illustration or illustration, and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Furthermore, the article "a" as used in this disclosure and the appended claims may generally be construed to mean "one or more" unless specified otherwise or clear from the context in the singular. Moreover, in the accompanying drawings, elements with similar or identical structures and functions are denoted by the same element numerals.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, Figure 1 shows a top view of a smart watch device according to an embodiment of the disclosure, Figure 2 shows an exploded view of the smart watch device in Figure 1, Figure 3 shows a view of Figure 1 The cross-sectional view of the smart watch device.

The smart watch device includes a cover assembly 10 , a conductive unit 12 , a dial 14 , a movement 16 , a functional module 18 , a case 20 , a crown 22 , a battery 24 and a cover 26 .

The upper cover assembly 10 , the housing 20 and the lower cover 26 are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space 28 . The upper cover assembly 10 , the housing 20 and the lower cover 26 are used to protect the mechanical and/or electronic components inside the smart watch device.

Preferably, the upper cover assembly 10 is made of transparent material (such as glass). As shown in Figure 3, the upper cover assembly 10 includes a first upper cover 100 and a second upper cover 102, the conductive unit 12 is formed between the first upper cover 100 and the second upper cover 102, that is, the conductive The unit 12 is sandwiched between the first upper cover 100 and the second upper cover 102 . The shell 20 is made of metal or conductive material.

In this embodiment, the thickness of the first upper cover 100 is smaller than the thickness of the second upper cover 102 . For example, the thickness of the first upper cover 100 is 0.4 mm, and the thickness of the second upper cover 102 is 1.0 mm, but the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Since the conductive unit 12 is formed between the first upper cover 100 and the second upper cover 102 instead of being formed on a lower surface of the upper cover assembly 10, the conductive unit 12 is affected by the housing 20 when transmitting or receiving signals. The signal transceiving range of the conductive unit 12 can be increased.

In this embodiment, a lower surface of the conductive unit 12 is higher than an upper surface of the casing 20, in other words, the surrounding of the conductive unit 12 is not surrounded by the casing 20 at all, so the conductive unit 12 can be reduced The casing 20 is affected when a signal is transmitted or received.

In another embodiment, the upper surface of the conductive unit 12 is lower than the upper surface of the casing 20, in other words, the surrounding of the conductive unit 12 is completely surrounded by the casing 20, although the surrounding of the conductive unit 12 Completely surrounded by the shell 20, since the conductive unit 12 is formed between the first upper cover 100 and the second upper cover 102 and is relatively close to the outside of the smart watch device, it is still significantly better than the conductive unit in the prior art. The structure arranged on the lower surface of the upper cover assembly.

In yet another embodiment, the conductive unit 12 is an antenna with a short-distance communication function, that is, the conductive unit 12 can perform wireless signal transmission with an external electronic device. The conductive unit 12 can be a transparent conductive film or have a highly transparent structure. When the conductive unit 12 is formed between the first upper cover 100 and the second upper cover 102, the combination of the upper cover assembly 10 and the conductive unit 12 is still It has sufficient transmittance, so the user can still see the time scale 140 and the indicator 30 on the dial 14 when watching the time through the upper cover assembly 10 .

In yet another embodiment, the conductive unit 12 is used for sensing a signal change (such as a charge change) on the upper cover assembly 10 or above the upper cover assembly 10 .

In this embodiment, the dial 14 is disposed in the accommodating space 28, located under the upper cover assembly 10, and includes a time scale 140 (such as one o'clock to twelve o'clock) and at least one indicator 30 (such as a physical hour hand, minute and second hands) are set above this time scale 140.

The movement 16 is arranged in the accommodating space 28 and located below the dial 14, connected to the at least one indicator 30 and drives the at least one indicator 30, and then cooperates with the time scale 140 on the dial 14 to display the time .

The functional module 18 is arranged in the accommodating space 28 and is located under the movement 16 and is electrically connected to the conductive unit 12. The functional module 18 is used to execute at least one smart function of the smart watch device, the at least A smart function is used to transmit signals to or receive signals from an external electronic device. Embodiments of the at least one smart function are described below, but the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments.

In one embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a sensor, and the functional module 18 is used to sense a gesture performed on the upper cover component of the smart watch device, such as but not limited to tapping, sliding , vibration and so on.

In another embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a touch detection unit, the functional module 18 is used to sense a signal change on or above the upper cover assembly 10 through the conductive unit 12 (such as current change) and detect a touch according to the signal change, which is generated by performing an action on or above the upper cover assembly 10, such as but not limited to knocking, sliding, vibration etc.

In yet another embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a wireless communication unit, and the functional module 18 is used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals directly or through the conductive unit 12 . The wireless signal may be, but not limited to, a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) signal or a near field communication (Near Field Communication, NFC) signal.

The crown 22 is arranged on the side of the casing 20 , and the user can adjust the time or set the alarm time by rotating the knob on the crown 22 .

The battery 24 can provide the power required by the movement 16 and/or the functional module 18, and the battery 24 can be a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery.

In the smart watch device disclosed in the present disclosure, the conductive unit is formed between the first upper cover and the second upper cover, so that the conductive unit is less affected by the casing when transmitting or receiving signals, thereby increasing the conductive unit’s Signal transceiver range.

Although the present disclosure has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs may make various modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. , Therefore, the protection scope of this disclosure should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application.

10…Cover assembly 12...Conductive unit 14...Dial 16...Movement 18...Functional modules 20…shell 22…Crown 24…battery 26…Lower cover 28…Accommodating space 30…Indicator 100...first upper cover 102...Second upper cover 140…time scale

[FIG. 1] shows a top view of a smart watch device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Fig. 2] An exploded view showing the smart watch device in Fig. 1. [Fig. 3] A sectional view showing the smart watch device in Fig. 1.

10…Cover assembly 12...Conductive unit 14...Dial 16...Movement 18...Functional modules 20…shell 24…battery 26…Lower cover 30…Indicator 100...first upper cover 102...Second upper cover

Claims (5)

A smart watch device, comprising: a conductive unit; an upper cover assembly, including a first upper cover and a second upper cover, the conductive unit is formed between the first upper cover and the second upper cover; a shell; a lower cover, the The upper cover assembly, the shell and the lower cover are sequentially composed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; a dial is arranged in the accommodating space, and the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator is arranged on the time scale On; a movement, arranged under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; and a functional module, arranged in the accommodating space, under the movement and used to execute at least one wisdom of the smart watch device Function, wherein a thickness of the second upper cover makes a lower surface of the conductive unit higher than an upper surface of the casing. The smart watch device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive unit is an antenna with a short-distance communication function, and the antenna is used to send and receive Bluetooth signals or near-field communication signals. The smart watch device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive unit is used for sensing a signal change on or above the upper cover assembly. The smart watch device according to claim 3, wherein the functional module is used to detect a touch according to the signal change. The smart watch device according to claim 1, wherein the functional module is used to sense a gesture performed on the cover assembly.

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