Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12256503-B2
Application number	US-202318204089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2023
Priority date	Jul 16, 2013
Publication date	Mar 18, 2025
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a structure body comprising a curved plane in a cross-sectional view;
a secondary battery being curved in the cross-sectional view; and
a display portion,
wherein a first portion of the structure body, the secondary battery and the display portion overlap one another,
wherein a second portion of the structure body and each of the secondary battery and the display portion do not overlap each other,
wherein the curved plane of the structure body has a first radius of curvature in the first portion and a second radius of curvature in the second portion,
wherein the secondary battery is electrically connected to the display portion via an opening provided in the structure body,
wherein the secondary battery is configured to bend following a bending of the structure body by changing the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature independently and making the first radius of curvature larger than the second radius of curvature when the electronic device is worn on a human body, and
wherein the secondary battery is provided on a side that is near an arm in the electronic device while the display portion is provided on a side opposite to the side providing the secondary battery in the electronic device when the electronic device is worn on the human body.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the structure body has a shape in which radii of curvature of the curved plane changes gradually depending on locations in the cross-sectional view.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the structure body is between the secondary battery and the display portion.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the secondary battery is placed on a region having the curved plane, and
wherein the display portion is placed on the region having the curved plane.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a first radius change of curvature at the first portion is different from a second radius change of curvature at the second portion when the electronic device is worn on the human body.

6. An electronic device comprising:
a structure body comprising a curved plane in a cross-sectional view;
a secondary battery being curved in the cross-sectional view; and
a display portion comprising an electroluminescent element,
wherein a first portion of the structure body, the secondary battery and the display portion overlap one another,
wherein a second portion of the structure body and each of the secondary battery and the display portion do not overlap each other,
wherein the curved plane of the structure body has a first radius of curvature in the first portion and a second radius of curvature in the second portion,
wherein the secondary battery is electrically connected to the display portion via an opening provided in the structure body,
wherein the secondary battery is configured to bend following a bending of the structure body by changing the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature independently and making the first radius of curvature larger than the second radius of curvature when the electronic device is worn on a human body, and
wherein the secondary battery is provided on a side that is near an arm in the electronic device while the display portion is provided on a side opposite to the side providing the secondary battery in the electronic device when the electronic device is worn on the human body.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the structure body has a shape in which radii of curvature of the curved plane changes gradually depending on locations in the cross-sectional view.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the structure body is between the secondary battery and the display portion.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the secondary battery is placed on a region having the curved plane, and
wherein the display portion is placed on the region having the curved plane.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein a first radius change of curvature at the first portion is different from a second radius change of curvature at the second portion when the electronic device is worn on the human body.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Hiroki Masaaki
• Katagiri Haruki
• Okano Shinya

Classifications

• H05K7/02

  Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure · CPC title

• G06F1/163

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

• G04G17/08

  Housings · CPC title

• G04G17/04 Primary

  Mounting of electronic components · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title