WO2020244352A1

WO2020244352A1 - Watchband connector, watchband assembly and wearable device

Info

Publication number: WO2020244352A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/088669
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡江华; 薛跃各
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-06-06
Filing date: 2020-05-06
Publication date: 2020-12-10
Also published as: CN112043057A

Abstract

Disclosed is a wearable device (10), comprising a watchband (100), a watch dial (200), and a watchband connector (300) connecting the watchband (100) and the watch dial (200). The watchband connector (300) comprises a shell (310), a rotating body (320) and a clamping assembly (330), wherein the shell (310) is provided with an accommodating cavity (311), the rotating body (320) is arranged in the accommodating cavity (311), and the clamping assembly (330) is connected to the rotating body (320); and the rotating body (320) can rotate to drive the clamping assembly (330) to move in and out of the shell in a first direction, thereby achieving the detachable connection between the watchband (100) and the watch dial (200). In this way, the pain of a user when the watchband (100) and the watch dial (200) are assembled and disassembled can be alleviated, the efficiency of assembling and disassembling the watchband (100) and the watch dial (200) is improved, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Watchband connector, watchband assembly and wearable device

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of wearable devices, in particular to a watchband connector, a watchband assembly and a wearable device.

Background technique

In related technologies, the straps of wearable devices such as smart watches and smart bracelets are detachably connected to the dials. For example, the straps and dials are connected by snap-fitting parts such as elastic needles, so that when the strap is damaged and needs to be repaired and replaced , The user can detach the strap from the dial. However, it is difficult to disassemble and assemble the snap-fitting parts such as elastic needles for connecting the watch band and the dial, which makes the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the watch band and the dial low.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a watchband connector, a watchband assembly and a wearable device.

A watchband connector includes a housing, a rotating body, and a clamping assembly. The housing is provided with an accommodating cavity, the rotating body is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the clamping assembly and the rotating body Connection; the rotating body can rotate to drive the clamping assembly in and out of the housing in a first direction.

A watchband assembly, including:

Watch strap; and

In the above-mentioned watchband connector, the watchband connector is connected to the end of the watchband.

A wearable device including:

The dial has a card slot; and

In the above-mentioned watchband assembly, the clamping component can be clamped in the clamping groove to install the watchband assembly on the dial.

A watchband assembly, including:

Watch strap; and

The watchband connector is arranged in the watchband. The watchband connector includes a rotating body and a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is connected with the rotating body; the rotating body can rotate to drive the The clamping component enters and exits the watchband along the width direction of the watchband.

A wearable device including:

The dial has a card slot; and

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

Figure 1 is a top view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the wearable device in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment;

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the watchband and watchband connector at A in Figure 2 of an embodiment;

4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the dial in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment;

Fig. 5 is an exploded schematic view of another view of the watch band and the watch band connecting member in Fig. 3 of an embodiment.

Detailed ways

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. The drawings show preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

1 and 2, in an embodiment, a watch (including a smart watch and a mechanical watch) is used as an example to describe the wearable device 10, and the wearable device 10 includes a watchband 100, a dial 200, and a connected watchband 100 and the strap connector 300 of the dial 200. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the wearable device 10 may also be a wearable device 10 such as a smart bracelet or a smart armband, which is not limited herein.

The strap connector 300 is used to fix the strap 100 to the dial 200 to realize the detachable connection between the strap 100 and the dial 200. FIG. 2 shows, as an embodiment, a form in which one side of the dial 200 is detachably connected to the strap 100 through the strap connector 300. Of course, the other opposite side of the dial 200 can also be connected to the other through the strap connector 300 The strap 100 can be detachably connected, and under the joint action of the two straps 100, the user can wear the wearable device 10 such as a watch.

In one embodiment, please continue to refer to FIG. 2, the watchband connector 300 is installed at the end of the watchband 100. In one embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the end of the watchband 100 has a receiving cavity 101, the watchband connector 300 is disposed in the receiving cavity 101, and the clamping assembly 330 in the watchband connector 300 The watchband 100 can be extended (that is, the receiving cavity 101 can be extended) to realize a detachable connection with the dial 200. The aforementioned watchband connector 300 and the watchband 100 can form a watchband assembly, and the watchband assembly can be assembled and produced separately and applied to the wearable device 10.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the dial 200 is provided with a clamping groove 210. In an embodiment, the clamping groove 210 includes a first clamping groove 211 and a second clamping groove 212 (refer to the dotted line shown in FIG. 4, the dotted line represents the second clamping groove 212 blocked in the groove 201). In one embodiment, the dial 200 is provided with a groove 201, the groove 201 can be opened on the side surface 200a of the dial 200, the clamping groove 210 is opened on the wall of the groove 201, and the strap connector 300 is at least partially received in槽201。 Groove 201.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the strap connector 300 includes a housing 310, a rotating body 320, and a clamping assembly 330. The housing 310 is provided with an accommodation cavity 311, and the rotating body 320 is disposed in the accommodation. In the cavity 311, the clamping assembly 330 is connected to the rotating body 320, and the rotating body 320 can rotate to drive the clamping assembly 330 to enter and exit the housing 310 in the first direction, so that the clamping assembly 330 can enter and exit the clamping slot in the first direction 210. Realize the detachable connection between the watchband assembly and the dial 200. In one embodiment, the strap connector 300 is disposed in the strap 100, and the rotating body 320 can drive the clamping assembly 330 in and out of the strap 100 in the first direction, so that the clamping assembly 330 can enter and exit the clamping slot in the first direction 210. Realize the detachable connection between the watchband assembly and the dial 200. It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the strap connector 300 may not be provided in the strap 100, and the housing 310 is connected to the outer surface of the end of the strap 100 at this time.

In one embodiment, please refer to Figures 2 and 3, the strap connector 300 includes a pick 340 connected to the rotating body 320, the pick 340 extends out of the watch strap 100, and the pick 340 can be positioned along the first line relative to the watch strap 100 It moves in two directions to drive the rotating body 320 to rotate, so that the rotating body 320 can drive the clamping assembly 330 to enter and exit the clamping slot 210 in the first direction through its own rotation. Wherein, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, the first direction can be understood as being parallel to the X-axis extending direction in the figure, and the second direction can be understood as being parallel to the Y-axis extending direction in the figure. In an embodiment, the first direction is parallel to the width direction of the watchband 100, and the second direction is parallel to the length direction of the watchband 100. It can be understood that in other embodiments, when there is an engineering error, the first direction may be set at an angle with the width direction of the watchband 100, and the second direction may be set at an angle with the length direction of the watchband 100.

In an embodiment, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the clamping assembly 330 includes a first clamping member 331 and a second clamping member 332. When the rotating body 320 rotates, the rotating body 320 can drive the first clamping member 331 in and out of the housing 310 in the first direction, so that the first clamping member 331 can enter and exit the first clamping slot 211 in the first direction, and While the first clamping member 331 enters and exits the first clamping slot 211, the rotating body 320 can also drive the second clamping member 332 to enter and exit the housing 310 in the first direction, so that the second clamping member 332 can move in the first direction. Go in and out of the second clamping slot 212. Wherein, the movement direction of the first clamping member 331 is opposite to the movement direction of the second clamping member 332.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 320 can rotate around the rotation axis, the extension direction of the rotation axis is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and the extension direction of the rotation axis can be understood as being parallel to the Z axis in the figure. The extension direction. In one embodiment, the clamping assembly 330 includes a first rack 333 and a second rack 334. The first rack 333 extends along the first direction and is fixed to the first clamping member 331, and the second rack 334 extends along the first direction and is fixed to the second clamping member 332. The rotating body 320 includes a gear. The rotating body 320 is disposed between the first rack 333 and the second rack 334, and the rotating body 320 is meshed with the first rack 333 and the second rack 334, respectively. It should be noted that the first rack 333 and the first clamping member 331 are integrally formed or detachably connected, and the second rack 334 and the second clamping member 332 are integrally formed or detachably connected. When the first rack 333 and the first clamping member 331 are integrally formed, it can be understood that gear teeth meshing with the rotating body 320 are directly formed on the first clamping member 331. When the second rack 334 and the second When the clamping member 332 is integrally formed, it can be understood that gear teeth meshing with the rotating body 320 are directly formed on the second clamping member 332 at this time.

In one embodiment, the strap connector 300 includes a third rack 350, the third rack 350 is fixedly connected to the paddle 340, and the third rack 350 is engaged with the rotating body 320, so that the paddle 340 can be opposed to the strap 100. Move in the second direction to drive the rotating body 320 to rotate through the third rack 350, so that the rotating body 320 can drive the clamping assembly 330 to enter and exit the clamping slot 210 in the first direction through its own rotation. Wherein, the third rack 350 and the paddle 340 may be integrally formed or detachably connected. When the third rack 350 and the paddle 340 are integrally formed, it can be understood that the gear teeth that mesh with the rotating body 320 are directly formed on the paddle 340 at this time.

In the above-mentioned wearable device 10, when the rotating body 320 rotates around the rotation axis, the rotating body 320 can drive the first clamping member 331 in and out of the first clamping slot 211 in the first direction through the first rack 333, and the rotating body 320 can also drive the second clamping member 332 into and out of the second clamping groove 212 along the first direction through the second rack 334. Therefore, the user can apply the driving force to the rotating body 320 to generate a rotational movement to achieve the purpose of the clamping assembly 330 entering and exiting the clamping slot 210 in the first direction. In this way, the user's pain in the process of assembling and disassembling the watchband 100 and the dial 200 can be reduced, the efficiency of assembling and disassembling the watchband 100 and the dial 200 can be improved, and the user experience can be improved. In addition, the strap connector 300 is installed on the strap 100 without damaging the overall appearance of the dial 200, so that the dial 200 can have a more graceful arc. By driving the pick 340 to move in the second direction to drive the clamping assembly 330 along The movement in the first direction can also reserve more operating space for the user when disassembling and assembling the watchband 100 and the dial 200, further improving the efficiency of disassembling and assembling the watchband 100 and the dial 200.

In one embodiment, please continue to refer to FIG. 3, a first baffle 3111 and a second baffle 3112 are provided in the accommodating cavity 311, and the strap connecting member 300 includes a first elastic member 360 and a second elastic member 370. An elastic member 360 and a second elastic member 370 can be spring, sponge, rubber, etc. The first elastic member 360 extends along the first direction and is sandwiched between the first clamping member 331 and the first baffle 3111. The elastic member 370 extends along the first direction and is sandwiched between the second clamping member 332 and the second baffle 3112. When the first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 332 enter the housing 310 (that is, leave the clamping groove 210), the first elastic member 360 and the second elastic member 370 accumulate elastic force, and the first elastic member When 360 releases the elastic force, the first clamping member 331 can be pushed out of the housing 310 (that is, into the first clamping groove 211), and the second elastic member 370 can push the second clamping member 332 out of the housing when the elastic force is released. Body 310 (that is, enters the second clamping slot 212).

It should be noted that when the first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 332 enter the housing 310, the first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 332 can compress the first elastic member 360 and the second Two elastic members 370, so that the first elastic member 360 and the second elastic member 370 can accumulate the reverse elasticity. The first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 332 can also stretch the first elastic member 360 and the second There are two elastic members 370, so that the first elastic member 360 and the second elastic member 370 can accumulate the reverse rebound force, which is not limited here.

In the wearable device 10 described above, the first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 332 are in a state of partially protruding out of the housing 310 in a natural state, and the clamping component 330 cannot be engaged with the clamping groove 210. If it is necessary to install the watch band 100 on the dial 200, first move the paddle 340 in the second direction to drive the rotating body 320 to rotate through the third rack 350, and then the rotating body 320 drives the second rack through the first rack 333 engaged with it. A clamping member 331 enters the housing 310, and the rotating body 320 drives the second clamping member 332 into the housing 310 through the second rack 334 engaged with it. At this time, the first clamping member 331 acts as the first An elastic member 360, the second clamping member 332 acts on the second elastic member 370, so that the first elastic member 360 and the second elastic member 370 accumulate the reverse elastic force, and then the first clamping member 331 and the second clamping member 331 are connected to each other. The pieces 332 are respectively aligned with the first clamping groove 211 and the second clamping groove 212, the pick 340 is released, and the first clamping piece 331 will move into the first clamping groove 211 under the action of the first elastic piece 360. The second clamping member 332 will move into the second clamping groove 212 under the action of the second elastic member 370, so as to realize the assembly of the watch band 100 and the dial 200. In the same way, if it is necessary to detach the watch band 100 from the dial 200, repeat the above operations, which will not be repeated here.

In an embodiment, the second clamping member 332 may be omitted, and in this case, the watchband assembly may be provided with a fixed protruding shaft to be fixedly fitted with the second clamping groove 212. In addition, when the tight performance level after the watchband 100 is connected to the dial 200 is not high, only the first clamping groove 211 and the first clamping member 331 that is fixedly fitted with the first clamping groove 211 may be provided. Both the second engaging slot 212 and the second engaging member 332 can be omitted. For example, in one embodiment, the clamping assembly 330 includes a first clamping member 331 and a first rack 333 fixedly connected to the first clamping member 331, and the first rack 333 and the first clamping member 331 may be To be integrally formed or detachably connected, the first rack 333 extends along the first direction. The extending direction of the rotating shaft of the rotating body 320 is perpendicular to the first direction. The rotating body 320 includes gears that mesh with the first rack 333. When the rotating body 320 rotates, the rotating body 320 can drive the first card through the first rack 333. The connecting member 331 enters and exits the housing 310 in the first direction. In other embodiments, the extending direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body 320 may also be parallel to the first direction. For example, the rotating body 320 includes a screw extending in the first direction, and the screw has a spiral groove on the outer peripheral side, and the first clamping member 331 It is embedded in the spiral groove so that the first clamping member 331 is slidably connected to the screw along the first direction.

In an embodiment, a first baffle 3111 is provided in the accommodating cavity 311, and the strap connector 300 includes a first elastic member 360, which extends along the first direction and is sandwiched between the first clamping member 331 and the first baffle 3111. When the first clamping member 331 enters the housing 310 (that is, it leaves the clamping groove 210), the first elastic member 360 accumulates elastic force, and the first elastic member 360 can drive the first clamping member 331 when the elastic force is released Extend the housing 310 (that is, enter the first clamping groove 211). It should be noted that when the first clamping member 331 enters the housing 310, the first clamping member 331 can compress the first elastic member 360, so that the first elastic member 360 can accumulate a reverse resilient force. The clamping member 331 can also stretch the first elastic member 360 so that the first elastic member 360 accumulates the reverse elastic force, which is not limited herein.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, All should be considered as the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the descriptions are more specific and detailed, but they should not be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

A watchband connector includes a housing, a rotating body, and a clamping assembly. The housing is provided with an accommodating cavity, the rotating body is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the clamping assembly and the rotating body Connection; the rotating body can rotate to drive the clamping assembly in and out of the housing in a first direction.
The watchband connector of claim 1, wherein the rotating body is capable of rotating around a rotating shaft, and the extending direction of the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the first direction.
The watchband connector of claim 2, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a first clamping member, and a first rack fixedly connected to the first clamping member, and the first tooth The bar extends in the first direction, and the rotating body includes a gear that meshes with the first rack; the rotating body can drive the first clamping member along the first rack through the first rack. Direction in and out of the housing.
The watchband connector of claim 3, wherein a first baffle is provided in the accommodating cavity, the watchband connector includes a first elastic member, and the first elastic member extends along the Extending in the first direction and sandwiched between the first clamping member and the first baffle; when the first clamping member enters the housing, the first elastic member accumulates elasticity When the first elastic member releases the elastic force, it can drive the first clamping member to extend out of the housing.
5. The watchband connector of claim 3, wherein the first rack and the first clip are integrally formed.
4. The watchband connector of claim 3, wherein the first rack and the first clamping member are detachably connected.
The watchband connector of claim 3, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a second clamping member, and a second rack fixedly connected to the second clamping member, and the second tooth The bar extends along the first direction, the rotating body is provided between the first rack and the second rack, and the rotating body is connected to the first rack and the second tooth respectively Bar meshing; the rotating body can drive the second clamping member in and out of the housing in the first direction through the second rack, and the movement direction of the second clamping member is the same as the first The moving direction of a clip is opposite.
The watchband connector of claim 7, wherein a first baffle and a second baffle are provided in the accommodating cavity, and the watchband connector includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member , The first elastic member extends along the first direction and is sandwiched between the first clamping member and the first baffle, and the second elastic member extends along the first direction and sandwiches Is arranged between the second clamping member and the second baffle; when the clamping assembly enters the housing, the first elastic member and the second elastic member accumulate elastic force When the first elastic member releases elastic force, it can push the first clamping member to extend out of the housing, and when the second elastic member releases elastic force, it can push the second clamping member to extend out of the housing. case.
8. The watchband connector of claim 7, wherein the first rack and the first clamping member are integrally formed, and the second rack and the second clamping member are integrally formed.
The watchband connector of claim 7, wherein the first rack is detachably connected with the first clamping member, and the second rack is detachably connected with the second clamping member of the search book connection.
The watchband connector according to any one of claims 3 to 10, wherein the watchband connector includes a third rack meshed with the rotating body, and a third rack fixed to the third rack Connected to the paddle, the paddle extends out of the accommodating cavity, and the paddle can move in the second direction relative to the housing, so that the third rack drives the rotating body The clamping assembly enters and exits the housing along the first direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the extension direction of the rotating shaft are perpendicular to each other.
11. The watchband connector of claim 11, wherein the third rack and the shift plate are integrally formed.
11. The watchband connector according to claim 11, wherein the third rack is detachably connected to the pick.
A watchband assembly, including:

Watch strap; and

The watchband connector according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the watchband connector is connected to the end of the watchband.
A wearable device, characterized in that it comprises:

The dial has a card slot; and

The watchband assembly of claim 14, wherein the clamping component can be clamped in the clamping groove to install the watchband assembly on the dial.
A watchband assembly, including:

Watch strap; and

The watchband connector is arranged in the watchband. The watchband connector includes a rotating body and a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is connected with the rotating body; the rotating body can rotate to drive the The clamping component enters and exits the watchband along the width direction of the watchband.
The watchband assembly of claim 16, wherein the rotating body is capable of rotating around a rotation axis, and the extension direction of the rotation axis is perpendicular to the width direction of the watchband.
The watchband assembly of claim 17, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a first clamping member, and a first rack fixedly connected to the first clamping member, and the first tooth The strap extends in the width direction of the strap, and the rotating body includes a gear that meshes with the first rack; the rotating body can drive the first clamping member along the first rack through the first rack The width direction of the strap goes in and out of the strap.
The watchband assembly of claim 18, wherein the clamping assembly includes a second clamping member, and a second rack fixedly connected to the second clamping member, and the second tooth The strip extends in the width direction of the watch band, the rotating body is provided between the first rack and the second rack, and the rotating body is connected to the first rack and the first rack, respectively. Two racks mesh; the rotating body can drive the second clamping member to enter and exit the watchband along the width direction of the watchband through the second rack, and the movement direction of the second clamping member It is opposite to the moving direction of the first clamping member.
The watchband assembly according to claim 19, wherein the watchband connecting member comprises a first baffle and a second baffle, and a first elastic part and a second elastic part, the first baffle The second baffle is fixedly connected to the watch band, and the first elastic member extends along the width direction of the watch band and is sandwiched between the first clamping member and the first baffle , The second elastic member extends along the width direction of the watch band and is sandwiched between the second clamping member and the second baffle; during the process of the clamping assembly entering the watch band Wherein, the first elastic member and the second elastic member accumulate elastic force, when the first elastic member releases the elastic force, the first clamping member can be pushed out of the watch band, and the second elastic member When the elastic force is released, the second clamping member can be pushed out of the watch band.
The watchband assembly according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the rotation axis is parallel to the thickness extension direction of the watchband, and the watchband connector includes meshing with the rotating body The third rack and the pick fixedly connected to the third rack, the pick extends out of the watchband, and the pick can be relative to the watchband along the length direction of the watchband Move, so that the third rack drives the clamping assembly to enter and exit the watchband along the width direction of the watchband through the rotating body.
A wearable device including:

The dial has a card slot; and

21. The watchband assembly according to any one of claims 16 to 21, wherein the clamping component can be clamped in the clamping groove to install the watchband assembly on the dial.