Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12212918-B2
Application number	US-202217809359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2022
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device includes a holder, a light emitting unit, and a housing. The holder includes a head holder in which a head of a wearable device is mounted, and a body holder in which a body of the wearable device is disposed. The light emitting unit emits light toward the head holder. The housing surrounds the holder and the light emitting unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first holder comprising a first head holder and a first body holder, wherein the first head holder is structured to receive a head of a first wearable device and the first body holder is structured to receive a body of the first wearable device;
a second holder comprising a second head holder and a second body holder, wherein the second head holder is structured to receive a head of a second wearable device and the second body holder is structured to receive a body of the second wearable device;
a light emitting unit comprising a first light source and a second light source, wherein the first light source is configured to emit first UV light toward the first head holder and the second light source is configured to emit second UV light toward the second head holder; and
a housing structured to include the first holder, the second holder and the light emitting unit,
wherein the first head holder and the second head holder are structured to receive the head of the first wearable device and the head of the second wearable device such that a headhole of the first wearable device faces a headhole of the second wearable device, and
wherein the light emitting unit is located between the first holder and the second holder, such that the first light source of the light emitting unit faces the headhole of the first wearable device and the second light source of the light emitting unit faces the headhole of the second wearable device when the first head holder and the second head holder receive the head of the first wearable device and the head of the second wearable device.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit includes:
a wiring substrate; and
a lens structured to overlap the first light source and the second light source and being coupled to the wiring substrate,
wherein the first light source and the second light source are formed on the wiring substrate and being electrically coupled to the wiring substrate to emit the first UV light and the second UV light.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the wiring substrate includes a first surface, a second surface, and a bent portion for connecting the first surface to the second surface,
wherein the first light source is disposed on the first surface to emit the first UV light toward the first head holder, and the second light source is disposed on the second surface to emit the second UV light toward the second head holder.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein:
a central axis of the first light source is not parallel with a central axis of the first head holder.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:
at least a portion of the lens is structured as a concave surface.

6. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the lens is coupled to the wiring substrate,
the lens includes waterproofing, and
the lens is connected to the first holder and the second holder.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first holder further includes:
a first guide formed to contact the head of the first wearable device, wherein the first guide creates distance between the light emitting unit and the first-head of the first wearable device; and
wherein the second holder further includes:
a second guide formed to contact the head of the second wearable device, wherein the second guide creates distance between the light emitting unit and the head of the second wearable device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of an inside of the first head holder and at least a portion of an inside of the second head holder include:
a reflection element respectively formed to reflect the first UV light emitted by the light emitting unit toward the first head holder and reflect the second UV light emitted by the light emitting unit toward the second head holder.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to sense whether any of the first wearable device and the second wearable device is located within a defined distance from the light emitting unit.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Eujin
• Joo Wonseok
• Choi Sungin
• Lee Jungyun

Classifications

• A45C11/001

  for storing portable audio devices, e.g. headphones or digital music players · CPC title

• H05K2201/10121

  Optical component, e.g. opto-electronic component · CPC title

• H05K2201/10106

  Light emitting diode [LED] · CPC title

• H05K1/0274

  Optical details, e.g. printed circuits comprising integral optical means (H05K1/0269 takes precedence; coupling light guides with opto-electronic components G02B6/42) · CPC title

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title