CN111464198A - Wearable equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses wearable equipment, which comprises a main body part and bandage parts respectively connected to two sides of the main body part; the main body part comprises a main board, a display module is arranged on one surface of the main board, and an electronic device module is arranged on the surface of the main board, which is far away from the display module; the display module is characterized in that a packaging layer is wrapped outside the main body part, a hollow structure is arranged on the packaging layer corresponding to the position of the display module, and the display module is located in the hollow structure. The technical effect of the embodiment of the invention is that the light, thin and small wearable equipment is realized.

Description

a wearable device

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and more particularly, to a wearable device.

Background technique

With the rapid development of electronic technology, more and more new technology products have appeared in recent years, especially the emergence of wearable devices, which have been favored by consumers. Wearable devices include many different types of products, such as smart watches, smart bracelets, and various forms of smart head-mounted devices. Nowadays, wearable devices are not only diversified in form, but also more and more diversified in function. Therefore, the penetration rate of wearable devices is also increasing. At present, wearable devices are widely used in fields such as healthcare, navigation, social networking, business, and media, bringing great convenience to people's lives.

As far as the prior art is concerned, the above-mentioned wearable device mainly includes a device main body and a connecting strap assembly, wherein the connecting strap assembly is connected to the device main body and can be used to fix the device main body on the user's body. For the current wearable devices, based on the three-proof requirements of waterproof, dustproof and anti-drop, it is usually necessary to add many additional structural protection reinforcements to the wearable device, especially the main body of the device, such as the more commonly used ones. : Mainboard protection reinforcements, shielding structural reinforcements and rear shell structural reinforcements, etc. These structural protection reinforcements are usually made of metal, which increases the thickness and weight of the main body of the device, making the main body of the device too large in size, and cannot meet the user's requirements for portability and comfort of wearable devices. In addition, with the increasing functions of wearable devices, especially the addition of display modules, the power consumption of wearable devices is relatively large, which affects the standby time of wearable devices, which requires a large capacity in the main body of the device. However, the large-capacity battery is also the reason for the heavier weight and larger volume of the main body of the device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide a wearable device, which is used to solve the problems that the existing wearable device is too large in size and heavy in weight, and cannot meet the user's requirements for portability and use comfort of the wearable device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is achieved in this way:

In a first aspect, a wearable device is provided, the wearable device includes a main body part and a strap part respectively connected on both sides of the main body part;

Wherein, the main body includes a main board, a display module is provided on a surface of the main board, and an electronic device module is provided on the surface of the main board away from the display module;

The outside of the main body is covered with an encapsulation layer, a hollow structure is formed on the encapsulation layer at a position corresponding to the display module, and the display module is located in the hollow structure.

The wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a relatively simple structure, eliminates the extra and excessive structural protection reinforcements on the main body, and sets the components in the main body in a stacking manner, and no longer supplies power. Parts are arranged in the main body and then encapsulated as a whole with an encapsulation layer to form an integral structure. The structure enables the main body to have the characteristics of good structural strength, which can not only meet the three-proof requirements of waterproof, dustproof and anti-drop, but also appropriately reduce the size and weight of the main body. It can meet the user's requirements for the portability and use comfort of the wearable device, and help to realize the thinning and miniaturization of the wearable device.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2-4 are flowcharts of manufacturing a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numbers:

1-Main body, 101-Display, 102-Protection cover, 103-Mainboard, 104-Hollow-out structure, 105-Induction port, 106-Heart rate blood pressure sensor, 107-Encapsulation layer, 2-Banding part, 201-Flexible Circuit Board, 202 - Micro Battery.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wearable device is provided, and the wearable device can be, for example, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, and various smart head-mounted devices (eg, AR head-mounted device, VR head-mounted device) and other products. Among them, taking a smart watch as an example, a smart watch is a wearable smart device. When in use, the user fixes it on the wrist, not only can it be used as an ordinary watch, but also can be used to record daily life events. Real-time data such as exercise and sleep can be synchronized with mobile terminal devices such as smartphones and tablet computers to guide healthy life through data.

The structure of the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is further described below.

The wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , the wearable device includes a main body part 1 and strap parts 2 respectively connected on both sides of the main body part 1 . The strap portion 2 can be used to fix the main body portion 1 at a suitable position on the user's body, for example, the wrist or the head of the user, so as to restrain and fix the main body portion 1 . The main body 1 includes a mainboard 103 , a display module is arranged on one surface of the mainboard 103 , and an electronic device module is arranged on the surface of the mainboard 103 away from the display module. In addition, an encapsulation layer 107 is coated on the outside of the main body portion 1 . A hollow structure 104 is formed on the encapsulation layer 107 at a position corresponding to the display module, and the display module is located in the hollow structure 104 to provide a user with a display window to facilitate the user to observe the display module.

The wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention has a relatively simple structure, low manufacturing difficulty, and easy production. Compared with the traditional wearable device, the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention cancels the extra and excessive structural protection reinforcements (eg, motherboard protection reinforcements, shielding reinforcements) on the main body 1 . Structural reinforcements and rear shell structural reinforcements, etc.), the components in the main body 1 are arranged in a stacked manner, and the battery is no longer placed in the main body 1, and then the packaging layer 107 is used to integrate it. packaged to form a monolithic structure. This structure enables the main body portion 1 to have high structural strength. The wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can not only meet the three-proof requirements of waterproof, dustproof and anti-dropping products, but also can appropriately reduce the size of the main body part 1 and the weight of the main body part 1, and can meet the user's requirements for Wearable device portability and usage comfort requirements. Ultimately, it contributes to the thinning and miniaturization of wearable devices.

In the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the main board 103 can be, for example, a rigid circuit board, which can play the role of supporting and carrying the display module, and can realize the circuit between the display module and the electronic device module at the same time. mutual conduction. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the main board 103 is a PCB board.

In the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the main body part 1 and the strap part 2 may be of an integrated structure. The integrated structure has good integrity, high connection fastness, good stability and beautiful appearance.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the strap parts 2 are fixedly connected to both sides of the main body part 1 respectively, and can be used to restrain and fix the main body part 1 to prevent the wearable device from accidentally being used during normal use. fall off, affecting the normal use of the user. For example, the wearable device is a smart watch, the main body part 1 corresponds to the watch body, the strap part 2 corresponds to the watch strap, and the watch straps are fixedly connected to both sides of the watch body for wearing the watch body on the user's wrist.

Of course, the main body portion 1 and the strap portion 2 may also be connected in a detachable connection manner, which is more flexible than the one-piece structure. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a card interface is respectively provided on both sides of the main body part 1 , a buckle matched with the card interface is provided at the end of the strap part 2 , and the main body part 1 and the strap part 2 They can be connected together by snap connection. In this way, when the strap portion 2 is damaged, this connection method is convenient for removing the strap portion 2 from the main body portion 1 for replacement. When the wearable device is not used for a long time, the strap part 2 can also be detached from the main body part 1 to facilitate the storage of the entire wearable device.

In addition, for example, the strap portion 2 may be provided in one piece, and both ends of the strap portion 2 are connected to both sides of the main body portion 1 respectively. The strap portion 2 can also be set to two left and right, respectively a first strap portion and a second strap portion, and the first strap portion and the second strap portion are respectively connected to the two sides of the main body portion 1. At this time, the first strap portion and the second strap portion may be connected by a lock, so as to firmly fix the main body portion 1 on the user's body. For smart watches and smart bracelets, one or two straps 2 may be provided. For a smart head-mounted device, more straps 2 can be provided, for example, three straps. In addition to the left and right straps, there can also be a top strap to fix the head-mounted device more stably. Those skilled in the art can reasonably set the number of the strap portions 2 according to the specific type of the wearable device, which is not limited in the present invention.

The material of the encapsulation layer 107 is an encapsulation material. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the encapsulation layer 107 adopts epoxy resin encapsulant. The epoxy resin encapsulant has the characteristics of good heat dissipation, which is beneficial to quickly dissipate the heat generated in the main body part 1, and avoid the temperature in the main body part 1 from being too high and damage to various electronic components. In addition, the epoxy resin encapsulant has a relatively flat surface and high hardness after curing, and has good dustproof, waterproof and compressive properties, and is also resistant to humidity and heat and atmospheric aging.

In addition, the encapsulation layer 107 can be formed on the outside of the main body part 1 by, for example, injection molding, so as to encapsulate the entire main body part 1 . Since the encapsulation layer formed by the injection molding encapsulation process has good sealing performance and high mechanical strength, it can function as a good structural reinforcement. In this way, unnecessary structural reinforcements can be omitted, which can not only make the main body part 1 achieve good waterproof, dustproof and anti-drop effects, but also reduce the size and weight of the main body part 1 , so that the Improve the deficiencies in the prior art.

The structure of the strap portion 2 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 107 is electrically connected to the main board 103 to realize circuit conduction of the two. In addition, a power supply module is provided on the flexible circuit board 201 . The entire wearable device can be powered by the power supply module, so as to realize the normal use of the wearable device.

The wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is completely different from the traditional wearable device in that the entire power supply module is transferred from the main body part 1 to the strap part 2. This design is very helpful for reducing the size of the main body part. The size and weight of the main body part 1, especially the dimension of the main body part 1 in the thickness direction can be reduced, and the thinning and miniaturization of the main body part 1 can be realized, which is more in line with the needs of today's people. The flexible circuit board 201 can be bent and will be applied to the strap portion 2, which can facilitate the user to bend the strap portion 2 when wearing.

Nowadays, with the increasing functions of wearable devices and the addition of display modules, the power consumption of wearable devices is usually large, which affects the standby time of wearable devices and makes users aware of the capacity of batteries in wearable devices. with higher requirements. For most of the existing wearable devices, due to the influence of size and other reasons, the capacity of the internal battery is relatively small, which directly leads to the short battery life of the wearable device and cannot meet the user's demand for standby time. .

For the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the power supply module is provided on the strap portion 2 . Moreover, the power supply module includes a plurality of batteries connected in series in sequence.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the power supply module is welded and fixed on the flexible circuit board 201 , and the flexible circuit board 201 can be, for example, a long strip structure. The power supply module includes a plurality of batteries 202, and the batteries 202 can be, for example, miniature batteries. The plurality of batteries 202 may be arranged on the flexible circuit board 201 at intervals, and the plurality of batteries 202 may be connected in series in sequence. It can be seen that in this specific embodiment, the flexible circuit board 201 is electrically connected to the main board 103 in the main body portion 1 , the flexible circuit board 201 is located in the strap portion 2 , and a plurality of flexible circuit boards 201 are arranged on the Batteries 202 with smaller volumes, these batteries 202 can be distributed on the flexible circuit board 201 at intervals according to a predetermined arrangement and connected in series in sequence. By adopting this design method of connecting multiple miniature batteries in series and arranged at intervals to replace the traditional large battery for power supply, the user can wear the wearable device and bend the strap portion 2 without affecting the normal power supply of the battery and the performance of the battery. At the same time, the battery life of the power supply module can be kept unaffected, and the standby time can even be appropriately extended. In addition, since the power supply module is integrally disposed in the strap portion 2, the overall size and weight of the main body portion 1 can be significantly reduced, and the manufacturability of the overall plastic sealing of the main body portion 1 can also be improved, which is beneficial to improve production efficiency.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the power supply module is welded and fixed on the flexible circuit board 201, and the flexible circuit board can be, for example, a long strip structure. The power supply module includes a plurality of batteries 202, and the batteries 202 can be miniature batteries. The plurality of batteries 202 are closely arranged on the flexible circuit board, that is, not spaced apart. The plurality of batteries 202 are sequentially connected in series. That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is not limited to the design in which the plurality of batteries 202 are arranged at intervals on the flexible circuit board 201 . However, it should be noted that when the design in this specific embodiment is adopted, there are certain requirements for the battery 201. For example, the battery 201 can use a liquid battery to avoid the power supply and performance of the battery after the battery is bent with the flexible circuit board. cause adverse effects.

Optionally, the battery 202 is a rechargeable lithium battery or a button battery. These batteries are relatively common and do not increase production costs.

In the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the strap portion 2 may further include a protective layer, and the protective layer covers the outside of the flexible circuit board 201 and the power supply module. That is to say, the flexible circuit board 201 and the outside of the power supply module are jointly covered with a protective layer to encapsulate the strap portion 2 . This design can play the role of protecting the flexible circuit board 201 and the power supply module on it, and can also make the user safer and more comfortable when using the strap portion 2 . Among them, the material of the protective layer, for example, can choose to use a relatively soft silicone material or rubber material, etc., which can improve the wearing comfort, and at the same time can play the role of waterproof, dustproof and anti-drop.

In the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , the display module includes a display screen 101 and a protective cover 102 disposed on the display screen 101 . When disposing the above-mentioned display module on the main board 103 , one surface of the display screen 101 faces the main board 103 , and the display screen 101 is attached to the surface of the main body 103 by connecting glue (eg, sealant).

The protective cover plate 102 is disposed on the upper part of the display screen 101, and can be used to protect the display screen 102, and can provide a user touch operation interface. The protective cover plate 102 can be made of transparent glass material, for example. The protective cover plate 102 and the display screen 101 may be bonded by, for example, glue to form an integral structure.

The display screen 101 at the lower part of the protective cover 102 can be used to provide a user display interface. The display screen 101 is carried by the main board 103 , and the display screen 101 and the main board 103 are electrically connected, and the main board 103 can provide the energy and signal channels required by the display screen 101 .

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the display screen 101 adopts an OLED display screen. Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED, Organic Light-Emitting Diode) displays have many advantages, such as self-luminescence, low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, high definition and contrast, flexible display and large-area full-color display, etc., and have been widely used in recent years. applications in various types of electronic products, for example.

In addition, it should be noted that, in the embodiments provided by the present invention, the display screen 101 is not limited to the above-mentioned OLED display screen, but can also be an LCD display, an LED display, etc., and those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust according to actual needs , there is no restriction on this.

In the wearable device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device module is integrated on the surface of the main board 103 away from the display module. The electronic device module includes, for example, necessary electronic components in the wearable device such as a processor, a memory, a power management module, a communication module, and a sensor component. These electronic components can be fixed on the main board 103 by welding.

Wherein, the power management module is used to provide reasonable power supply to each component connected to the main board 103, and realize the power management function, so that the wearable device can be used normally.

The sensor component may include, for example, a heart rate and blood pressure sensor 106, which can be used to measure the user's blood pressure data and heart rate data, etc., and can synchronize these measurement data with mobile terminal devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, so as to achieve The role of data to guide healthy living. Referring to FIG. 1 , when the body part 1 of the wearable device is provided with a heart rate and blood pressure sensor 106, in order to achieve good measurement, a special device is provided on the packaging layer 107 of the body part 1 corresponding to the position of the heart rate and blood pressure sensor 106. the hollow area to form the sensing port 105 . When the user wears the wearable device, the sensing port 105 can directly contact the skin of the human body to facilitate data collection. Of course, the above sensor assembly may also include other types of sensors, such as temperature sensors, etc., and those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust according to actual needs, which is not limited.

Wherein, the communication module can be, for example, a wireless communication module. Through the communication module, mobile terminals such as mobile phones and tablet computers can be connected to synchronize real-time data. Optionally, the communication module may be a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module or the like. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the communication module can use a low-power bluetooth module, which consumes less power and does not affect the overall standby time of the wearable device.

In addition, the main board 103 is also provided with a charging port, which can be used to plug in an external power source to charge the micro battery 202 . Necessary interfaces may be provided on the encapsulation layer 107 of the main body 1 at a position corresponding to the charging port to facilitate charging.

The wearable devices provided by the embodiments of the present invention may be, for example, smart watches, smart bracelets, and smart head-mounted devices (eg, AR glasses, AR head-mounted devices, VR glasses, VR head-mounted devices), etc. The present invention does not limit electronic devices The specific type of equipment.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned wearable device is also provided. The manufacturing process can be referred to as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , and includes at least the following steps:

Step 1. Connect the flexible circuit boards 201 on both sides of the main board 103 respectively;

Step 2, welding the electronic device module on a surface of the main board 103, and welding and fixing the power supply module on the flexible circuit board 201;

Step 3, attaching a display module on the surface of the main board 103 away from the electronic device module;

Step 4. The display module, the main board 103 and the electronic device module arranged in a stack form the main body part 1 of the wearable device, and an injection molding process is performed on the outside of the main body part 1 through an injection mold to form the outer part of the main body part 1 . Encapsulation layer 107 .

It should be noted that when performing the encapsulation process on the main body portion 1 , necessary devices, such as display modules, sensors, etc., need to be exposed outside the encapsulation layer 107 . The material of the encapsulation layer 107 is an encapsulation material.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the encapsulation layer 107 wrapped on the outside of the main body portion 1 can play the role of overall structural reinforcement, other unnecessary structural reinforcements can be omitted, the overall structure of the main body portion 1 can be simplified, and the size of the main body portion can be reduced. 1 size and reduce the weight of the main body 1. Since the injection molding encapsulant has good sealing performance and high mechanical strength, the main body portion 1 can achieve good waterproof, dustproof and anti-drop effects.

The above embodiments focus on the differences between the various embodiments. As long as the different optimization features between the various embodiments are not contradictory, they can be combined to form a better embodiment. Repeat.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope protected by the claims, many forms can be made, which all belong to the protection of the present invention.

Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples are provided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A wearable device, characterized by: comprises a main body part and binding belt parts respectively connected with the two sides of the main body part;

the main body part comprises a main board, a display module is arranged on one surface of the main board, and an electronic device module is arranged on the surface of the main board, which is far away from the display module;

the display module is characterized in that a packaging layer is wrapped outside the main body part, a hollow structure is arranged on the packaging layer corresponding to the position of the display module, and the display module is located in the hollow structure.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein: the mainboard is a hard circuit board.

3. A wearable arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that: the main body part and the binding band part are of an integrated structure.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein: the binding band part comprises a flexible circuit board which penetrates through the packaging layer and is electrically connected with the main board;

and the flexible circuit board is provided with a power supply module.

5. The wearable device of claim 4, wherein: the flexible circuit board and the power supply module are coated with a protective layer.

6. The wearable device of claim 4, wherein: the power supply module comprises a plurality of batteries which are sequentially connected in series.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein: the display module comprises a display screen and a protective cover plate covering the display screen;

the display screen is attached to the surface of the main board.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein: the electronic device module is welded on the main board;

the electronic device module comprises a processor, and a memory, a power management module, a communication module and a sensor assembly which are respectively connected with the processor.

9. The wearable device of claim 8, wherein: the sensor assembly comprises a heart rate and blood pressure sensor, and a hollow area is formed in the position, corresponding to the sensor assembly, of the packaging layer of the main body part to form a sensing port.

10. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein: wearable equipment is intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet or intelligent head-mounted apparatus.

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