Wearable device and its pivoting module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11262595-B2
Application number	US-201916582060-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2019
Priority date	May 3, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A wearable device includes a frame, two feet, and two pivoting modules. Each of the pivoting modules includes a first bracket fixedly connected to the frame, and a second bracket fixedly connected to one of the feet and pivotally coupled to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a positioning member and an inserting member. The positioning member is located in the first bracket, and the positioning member includes a plurality of slots. The inserting member is switchably inserted into one of the slots for adjusting a maximum outreaching volume from the frame to the feet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, comprising:
a frame;
two feet; and
two pivoting modules, each of the pivoting modules comprising:
a first bracket fixedly connected to the frame, and comprising a first bracket body having a first through hole, and a limiting portion being located in the first through hole; and
a second bracket fixedly connected to one of the feet, the second bracket comprising a second bracket body, a positioning member, and an inserting member, the second bracket body being pivotally coupled to the first bracket body, the positioning member comprising a cylinder, a stopper, and a plurality of slots, the cylinder being located in the first through hole, the slots being recessed on the cylinder and surrounding an axis of the first through hole, the stopper being located on an outer wall of the cylinder and being configured to restrict the second bracket body from pivoting when being blocked by the limiting portion, the inserting member being located on the second bracket body, and being switchably inserted into one of the slots;

wherein when the inserting member is adjusted to be inserted into another one of the slots, a maximum outreaching volume from the frame to one of the feet is changed.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket body comprises:
a first recess recessed on an end surface of the second bracket body away from the first bracket, and being configured to receive the inserting member;
a second recess recessed on the second bracket body and being disposed opposite to the first recess, and being configured to receive the positioning member;
a second through hole located on a bottom of the first recess, and being communicated with the first recess and the second recess; and
a plurality of slim slots recessed on the end surface of the second bracket body and surrounding an axis of the second through hole, and being communicated with the first recess, wherein each of the slim slots is coaxially aligned with one of the slots.

3. The wearable device of claim 2 , wherein the inserting member comprises:
an inserting body being removably located in the first recess; and
an extending rib protruding from one side of the inserting body, and being switchably inserted into one of the slim slots and one of the slots that are coaxially aligned with each other.

4. The wearable device of claim 3 , wherein the inserting member comprises:
a screw hole penetrating through the inserting body, and being coaxial with the second through hole;
a fixing bolt passing through the screw hole and the second through hole, and fastening the inserting member, the second bracket body, and the positioning member into one unit; and
an elastic element located in the first recess and elastically abutting against the second bracket body and the inserting member, and being configured to push the inserting body out of the first recess.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the second bracket further comprises a damper, the damper is located in the first through hole and is fixedly connected to one end of the positioning member opposite to the inserting member, and directly contacts an inner wall of the first through hole for reducing a pivot speed of the second bracket body relative to the first bracket body.

6. A pivoting module, comprising:
a first bracket comprising:
a first bracket body having a first through hole;
a first connection lug connected to one side of the first bracket body; and
a limiting portion located in the first through hole; and

a second bracket comprising:
a second bracket body pivotally coupled to the first bracket body;
a second connection lug connected to one side of the second bracket body;
a positioning member comprising a cylinder, a stopper, and a plurality of slots, the cylinder being located in the first through hole, the slots being recessed on the cylinder and surrounding an axis of the first through hole, the stopper being located on an outer wall of the cylinder and being configured to restrict the second bracket body from pivoting relative to the first bracket body when being blocked by the limiting portion; and
an inserting member located on the second bracket body, and being switchably inserted into one of the slots;

wherein when the inserting member is adjusted to be inserted into another one of the slots, a maximum angle between the second connection lug and the first connection lug is changed.

7. The pivoting module of claim 6 , wherein the second bracket body comprises:
a first recess recessed on an end surface of the second bracket body away from the first bracket, and being configured to receive the inserting member;
a second recess recessed on the second bracket body and being disposed opposite to the first recess, and being configured to receive the positioning member;
a second through hole located on a bottom of the first recess, and being communicated with the first recess and the second recess; and
a plurality of slim slots recessed on the end surface of the second bracket body and surrounding an axis of the second through hole, and being communicated with the first recess, wherein each of the slim slots is coaxially aligned with one of the slots.

8. The pivoting module of claim 7 , wherein the inserting member comprises:
an inserting body being removably located in the first recess; and
an extending rib protruding from one side of the inserting body, and being switchably inserted into one of the slim slots and one of the slots that are coaxially aligned with each other.

9. The pivoting module of claim 8 , wherein the inserting member comprises:
a screw hole penetrating through the inserting body, and being coaxial with the second through hole;
a fixing bolt passing through the screw hole and the second through hole, and fastening the inserting member, the second bracket body, and the positioning member into one unit; and
an elastic element located in the first recess and elastically abutting against the second bracket body and the inserting member, and being configured to push the inserting body out of the first recess.

10. The pivoting module of claim 6 , wherein the second bracket further comprises a damper, the damper is located in the first through hole and is fixedly connected to one end of the positioning member opposite to the inserting member, and directly contacts an inner wall of the first through hole for reducing a pivot speed of the second bracket body relative to the first bracket body.

Assignees

• Quanta Comp Inc

Inventors

• Chen Chun-Lung
• Yu Yuan-Peng
• Wu Hung-Chieh
• TSAI Chang-En
• Tsai Yu-Chun

Classifications

• F16C2226/76

  with tongue and groove or key and slot · CPC title

• F16C2226/80

  with splines, serrations or similar profiles to prevent movement between joined parts · CPC title

• F16C11/045

  with at least a pair of arms pivoting relatively to at least one other arm, all arms being mounted on one pin (crank-pins F16C11/02) · CPC title

• F16C2208/04

  Glass fibres · CPC title

• F16C11/04

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title