Strap adapter and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11564461-B2
Application number	US-202016898204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2020
Priority date	Jun 10, 2019
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device may include a main body including a front plate, a rear plate disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate, a lateral member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display viewed through at least a portion of the front plate. The electronic device may further include a housing having a space therein and combined with a strap at one side thereof in a first axial direction, a first fastening part protruding from another side of the housing toward the main body and detachably connected to the main body, a second fastening part formed in the main body and engaged with the first fastening part, and a button disposed in the housing, exposed at least in part to an outside of the housing, and moving the first fastening part to be separated from the second fastening part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A strap adapter comprising:
a housing having a space therein and combined with a strap at one side of the housing in a first axial direction;
a first fastening part protruding from another side of the housing and connected to a main body; and
a button disposed in the housing, the button exposed at least in part to an outside of the housing, the button configured to move the first fastening part to be separated from the main body.

2. The strap adapter of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part includes:
a fastening body disposed in the housing and configured to move slidingly in a second axial direction, the second axial direction corresponding to a width direction of the strap and being perpendicular to the first axial direction; and
a fastening hook protruding from the fastening body toward the main body, the fastening hook exposed at least in part to the outside of the housing, the fastening hook engaged with the main body.

3. The strap adapter of claim 2 , wherein:
the button is movable in a third axial direction perpendicular to both the first and second axial directions, and
the button is in contact with the fastening body and thereby moves the first fastening part.

4. The strap adapter of claim 3 , wherein the first fastening part is composed of a plurality of first fastening parts disposed in the housing and configured to move slidingly to be away from or close to each other in the second axial direction by manipulation of the button.

5. The strap adapter of claim 4 , wherein:
the button includes button inclined planes at both sides thereof in the second axial direction and at a lower end thereof in the third axial direction,
each of the first fastening parts includes a fastening body inclined plane at a side thereof facing the button inclined plane, and
when the button is pressed into the housing in the third axial direction, the button inclined planes being in contact with the fastening body inclined planes slidingly move the fastening bodies of the first fastening parts in the second axial direction such that the first fastening part is separated from the main body.

6. The strap adapter of claim 3 , further comprising a first magnetic body disposed in the housing and configured to provide, together with a second magnetic body disposed in the main body, a combining force between the housing and the main body.

7. The strap adapter of claim 6 , wherein:
the first magnetic body is disposed on the fastening body and moves together with the first fastening part, and
when the housing is separated from the main body, a magnetic force acting between the first and second magnetic bodies is weakened.

8. The strap adapter of claim 1 , wherein the strap is combined with one side of the housing through a spring bar.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a main body including a front plate, a rear plate disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate, a lateral member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display viewed through at least a portion of the front plate;
a housing having a space therein and combined with a strap at one side of the housing in a first axial direction;
a first fastening part protruding from another side of the housing toward the main body and connected to the main body;
a second fastening part formed in the main body and engaged with the first fastening part; and
a button disposed in the housing, the button exposed at least in part to an outside of the housing, the button configured to move the first fastening part to be separated from the second fastening part.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first fastening part includes:
a fastening body disposed in the housing and configured to move slidingly in a second axial direction, the second axial direction corresponding to a width direction of the strap and being perpendicular to the first axial direction; and
a fastening hook protruding from the fastening body toward the main body, the fastening hook exposed at least in part to the outside of the housing, the fastening hook engaged with the main body.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the second fastening part is a fastening pin formed to be engaged with the fastening hook of the first fastening part.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein:
the button is movable in a third axial direction perpendicular to both the first and second axial directions, and
the button is in contact with the fastening body and thereby moves the first fastening part.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first fastening part is composed of a plurality of first fastening parts disposed in the housing and configured to move slidingly to be away from or close to each other in the second axial direction by manipulation of the button.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:
the button includes button inclined planes at both sides thereof in the second axial direction and at a lower end thereof in the third axial direction,
each of the first fastening parts includes a fastening body inclined plane at a side thereof facing the button inclined plane, and
when the button is pressed into the housing in the third axial direction, the button inclined planes being in contact with the fastening body inclined planes slidingly move the fastening bodies of the first fastening parts in the second axial direction such that the first fastening part is separated from the main body.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a first magnetic body disposed in the housing; and
a second magnetic body disposed in the main body,
wherein the first and second magnetic bodies are disposed to face each other and attract each other with opposite poles thereof.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein:
the first magnetic body is disposed on the fastening body and moves together with the first fastening part, and
when the housing is separated from the main body, a magnetic force acting between the first and second magnetic bodies is weakened.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein:
the second magnetic body is disposed to be located at a center of the housing in the second axial direction, and
when the first fastening part moves by manipulation of the button, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body are not overlapped with each other in the first axial direction.

18. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the strap is combined with one side of the housing through a spring bar.

19. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the housing is disposed at a plurality of positions around the main body in the first axial direction.

20. An electronic device comprising:
a main body including a front plate, a rear plate disposed to be spaced apart from the front plate, a lateral member surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and a display viewed through at least a portion of the front plate;
a third fastening part combined with a strap at one side of the third fastening part in a first axial direction, the third fastening part protruding from another side of the third fastening part toward the main body to be connected to the main body;
a fourth fastening part formed in the main body and engaged with the third fastening part; and
a button disposed in the main body, exposed at least in part to an outside of the main body, and moving the fourth fastening part to be separated from the third fastening part.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chung Insik
• Cho Junghwa
• Bang Yongseok

Classifications

• A44D2203/00

  Fastening by use of magnets · CPC title

• A44C5/0053

  Flexible straps · CPC title

• A44C5/147 Primary

  Watchcase itself used as fastener · CPC title

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• G06F1/163 Primary

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title