WO2016039553A1

WO2016039553A1 - Smart ring

Info

Publication number: WO2016039553A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/009416
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장형규
Original assignee: 장형규
Priority date: 2014-09-11
Filing date: 2015-09-07
Publication date: 2016-03-17
Also published as: KR200476139Y1

Abstract

A smart ring capable of pursuing an outgoing style and a user's own personal design is disclosed. The smart ring, according to the disclosure, is a ring having a tetragonal smart chip embedded therein, and comprises: a body having a ring shape into which a finger can be inserted, and having elasticity such that all fingers of any thickness can be inserted thereinto; a smart chip detachably coupled to one part of the outer circumferential surface of the body; and a coupling member provided on the outer circumferential surface of the body such that the smart chip is coupled to the body.

Description

Smart ring

The present invention relates to a smart card, and more particularly, to a smart ring that meets science and life constituted by attaching a smart chip to a ring-shaped ring body detachably.

Smart cards have smart chips loaded with information such as payment and user authentication, and a traffic card that is widely used as a payment method for subways and buses is a typical example.

Such smart cards are generally manufactured in the form of a rectangular card that can be stored in a wallet or in the form of a key ring that can be placed on a mobile phone or the like.

By the way, the smart card including a traffic card is simple in appearance and simple in design because it is manufactured in the form of a rectangular card or a key ring to simply improve portability. For this reason, in the current trend of pursuing the appearance of fashion and unique personality according to the ever-changing trend or trend, the conventional smart card has a limit in satisfying various needs of consumers.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of a new type of card that is not only portable, easy to use, but also smarter, simpler and smarter to meet the ever-changing trends and trends.

[Preceding technical literature]

[Patent Documents]

(Patent Document 1) Registered Patent Publication 10-0847764

(Patent Document 2) Published Utility Model Publication 20-2011-0005421

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a smart ring capable of pursuing an outward fashion and a unique design.

Smart ring according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a ring with a built-in rectangular smart chip, has a ring shape that can be fitted to the finger, the body having an elastic to fit to the fingers of all thicknesses; A smart chip fixed or detachably coupled to a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the main body; And a coupling member installed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body so that the smart chip is coupled to the main body.

In another smart ring according to the present invention, the ring-shaped body, the whole or part may be made of an elastic material.

In the smart ring according to the present invention, the coupling member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body is a pair of fitting grooves so that the smart chip is fitted by interference fit, the smart chip is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the main body The slide groove to be fitted in a sliding manner, or may be made of any one of a rubber cover that is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the body to surround the edge of the smart chip.

In addition, in the smart ring according to the present invention, the coupling member includes a screw for coupling the four corner adjacent portions of the smart chip to the main body, the main body has a screw groove to which the screw is coupled can do.

According to the present invention, since the smart card is manufactured in the form of a ring, it is not only portable but also easy to use and its production process is also very easy.

In particular, since the smart ring according to the present invention can be utilized as an accessory, it is possible to pursue more outgoing fashion and own unique and individual design in accordance with the ever-changing fashion or trend along with the simplicity of carrying and using.

In addition, until now, the sliding check method has been the mainstream when using a credit card, the smart ring according to the present invention can be implemented by the touch or tag-type check method can be realized in the economic life of a truly smart era.

Therefore, it can be applied to immigration management such as ID card, license, passport, etc. by promoting the successful settlement of commercialization of life, and also its scope of application is gradually expanded, and it can be the beginning of globalization as an IT powerhouse.

1 is a perspective view for explaining a smart ring according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining a smart ring according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 5 are perspective views for explaining the coupling members in the smart ring according to the present invention.

Objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood through the following embodiments related to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed contents may be thorough and complete, and to fully convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

In the present specification, when a component is mentioned to be on another component, it means that it may be formed directly on the other component or a third component may be interposed therebetween. In addition, in the drawings, the thickness of the components are exaggerated for the effective description of the technical content.

Where terms such as first and second are used herein to describe components, these components should not be limited by such terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and illustrated herein also include complementary embodiments thereof.

In addition, when it is mentioned that a first component is operated or executed on a second component, the first component is operated or executed in an environment in which the second component is operated or executed, or directly or indirectly with the second component. It is to be understood that the action or execution is via interaction.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. In other words, 'comprises' and / or 'comprising' as used herein means that the stated component does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Here, the shape of the components in the drawings, etc. may be exaggerated to emphasize a more clear description, it should be noted that the same member in each drawing is shown with the same reference numerals. In addition, in some cases, it is mentioned in advance that the parts of the present invention that are not well known and are not related to the design are not described in order to prevent confusion for no reason.

As shown, the smart ring 100 according to the present invention includes a body 10, a smart chip 20 and the coupling member 30.

The main body 10 has a ring shape that can be fitted to a finger, and the ring-shaped main body 10 has a width sufficient to place the smart chip 20 on its outer circumferential surface. In particular, the body 10 is made of an elastic material so as to fit on the fingers of all thicknesses regardless of the thickness of the finger.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 10 may be made of a rubber material having its elasticity as a whole.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, only a portion of the body 10 may be made of an elastic material. That is, the main body 10 is a portion in which the smart chip 20 is coupled is made of a non-elastic material, for example, a metal material, and a portion disposed below the finger when it is inserted into the finger is made of an elastic material such as rubber. Can be done. In this case, the mutual coupling of the metallic material portion 10a and the elastic material portion 10b, although not specifically described, may be achieved by various coupling methods known as well as a coupling method using the properties of the material itself.

In addition, the main body 10 in the present invention, in addition to having a ring shape of the minimum width that can be placed smart chip 20, in order to give a glamorous gem or artificial gems, such as diamond, sapphire and ruby on the outer peripheral surface The back may be machined into a specific shape and mounted, and it is also possible to have various designs by partially different widths rather than having a constant width.

Subsequently, as the smart chip 20 is detachably coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 having a ring shape, the smart chip 20 may be configured as an RFID chip like the conventional one. Payment information or user authentication information may be stored and used as a credit card (debit, prepaid, postpaid) or identification card. Also, it is designed to allow long distance communication and transmit specific information to the corresponding communication equipment.

In addition, the smart chip 20, as shown, is provided to have a rectangular shape when viewed in plan, alternatively, it may be provided to have a polygonal or circular shape other than a square. In addition, as the smart chip 20 is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 having a ring shape, the smart chip 20 may be bent to have a slight curvature along the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10.

The coupling member 30 is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the ring-shaped main body 10 to allow the smart chip 20 to be coupled, and the coupling member 30 in the present embodiment is connected to the smart chip 20. It may be a pair of fitting grooves for interference fitting of opposite opposing edge portions. That is, the pair of fitting grooves are spaced apart at appropriate intervals on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 in consideration of the size of the smart chip 20, and the pair of fitting grooves facing the spaced apart from the smart chip 20 The smart chip 20 may be coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 by inserting both edge portions. This may be understood that the smart chip 20 is a little elastic, as well as the body 10 itself is made of an elastic material.

On the other hand, the coupling member 30 may be made of the same elastic material as the main body 10, of course, may be made of a metal material without elasticity.

Since the smart ring 100 according to the present invention is configured to combine the smart chip 20 in the ring-shaped body 10, there is no need to carry a separate card equipped with a smart chip, very easy to use Can be. In addition, due to the characteristics of the ring, the decorative function and the convenience of possession, as well as the user does not pull out the ring very low risk of loss.

In particular, the smart ring 100 according to the present invention is designed in a variety of forms of the body 10 having a ring shape, or a jewelry or artificial jewelry such as diamond, sapphire and ruby in the body 10 in a specific shape By adding additional processing and mounting, you can pursue more outgoing fashion and your own unique and individual design in line with the ever-changing trends and trends.

In addition, in the case of a general ring, as the main body fitted to the user's finger is formed as a closed loop of the ring shape, the inner ring cannot be changed only because the inner diameter cannot be changed. Wear, or selectively purchase a ring having an inner diameter corresponding to the thickness of the finger among the already produced rings.

However, since the smart ring 100 according to the present invention can be fitted to the fingers of all thicknesses regardless of finger thickness because all or part of the body 10 is made of an elastic material, according to the thickness of the user's finger separately order There is no need to make or change the inside diameter.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, a pair of fitting grooves for the interference fit type is installed as the coupling member for coupling the smart chip to the outer peripheral surface of the main body, it can be provided in addition to the coupling member of various forms.

Specifically, FIGS. 3 to 5 are perspective views for explaining coupling members in a smart ring according to other embodiments of the present invention, which will be briefly described as follows.

Referring to FIG. 3, the coupling member 30 of this embodiment may be formed as a slide groove for coupling the smart chip 20 in a sliding manner.

The coupling member 30 in the form of a slide groove, for example, is hinged to both ends of the first groove of the "C" shape and the entrance first groove in which the smart chip 20 is slid. It may include a second groove that blocks the inlet side by the rotation after the sliding of the chip 20. In this case, it can be understood that the slide groove including the first groove and the second groove is provided to have a certain degree of curvature, as in the ring-shaped body.

Referring to FIG. 4, the coupling member 30 of this embodiment may be installed in the form of a rubber cover covering four edges of the smart chip 20. In this case, the smart chip 20 is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10, and the edges of the smart chip 20 are covered with a rubber cover to bond the smart chip 20 to the main body 10. This can be done. In this case, the rubber cover may be installed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 in a manner using an adhesive.

Referring to FIG. 5, the coupling member 30 of this embodiment may be a screw for screwing four corner adjacent portions of the quadrangular smart chip 20 to the main body 10, respectively. In this case, it may be understood that the main body 10 is also provided with a screw groove into which the screw, which is the coupling member 30, is inserted.

In addition, although not shown and described in detail, the smart ring according to the present invention is applicable to the coupling member suitable for the pop-up method, the adhesive method and the pin fixing method in addition to the above-described coupling member.

As described above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the following utility model registration claims is provided without departing from the spirit and field of the present invention. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made.

[Description of the code]

10: body 10a: metal parts

10b: elastic material part 20: smart chip

30: coupling member 100: smart ring

Claims

A ring with a square smart chip

A main body having a ring shape that can be fitted to a finger and having elasticity to fit a finger of all thicknesses;

A smart chip fixed or detachably coupled to a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the main body; And

A coupling member installed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body to allow the smart chip to be coupled to the main body; Including,

The ring-shaped body is made of an elastic material in whole or in part,

The coupling member includes a slide groove installed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body to allow the smart chip to be fitted in a sliding manner, and the sliding groove is formed to have a curvature, the first groove having a “c” shape, and the smart Smart ring, characterized in that it comprises a second groove which is hinged to both ends of the first groove in the inlet side of the inlet side in which the chip (20) slides to block the inlet side by rotation after sliding of the smart chip (20).