Coupling pin and wearable electronic device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12468264-B2
Application number	US-202318298665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2023
Priority date	Jan 4, 2021
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

A coupling pin and a wearable electronic device in which the coupling pin is configured to connect a wearable member to a housing of the wearable electronic device are provided. The coupling pin includes a tube portion which is configured to be accommodated in the wearable member, and which at least partially has electrical conductivity, a core portion which is configured to protrude from at least one of both ends of the tube portion to be bound to the housing, and which at least partially has electrical conductivity, and a sleeve which is arranged adjacent to the tube portion while surrounding at least a portion of the core portion, and which has electrical conductivity, wherein the sleeve is electrically insulated from the core portion and the tube portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A coupling pin configured to connect a wearing member to a housing of a wearable electronic device, the coupling pin comprising:
a tube portion accommodated in the wearing member and at least partially having electrical conductivity; a core portion configured to protrude from at least one of opposite ends of the tube portion to be bound to the housing and at least partially having electrical conductivity; and a sleeve disposed adjacent to the tube portion in a state of surrounding at least a portion of the core portion and having electrical conductivity, wherein the sleeve is electrically insulated from the core portion and the tube portion, wherein the core portion and the sleeve are configured to be electrically connected to the housing of the wearable electronic device to transmit an electric signal or power between the wearing member and the housing, wherein a combination of the tube portion and the core portion is configured to be a first electric wire between the housing of the wearable electronic device and the wearing member, and wherein the sleeve is configured to be a second electric wire between the housing of the wearable electronic device and the wearing member.

2 . The coupling pin of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the tube portion and the core portion, wherein the insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve from the core portion and the tube portion.

3 . The coupling pin of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises a member having a tube shape or a ring shape and coupled to surround the core portion.

4 . The coupling pin of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the tube portion and the core portion; a conductive coating layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the first insulating coating layer; and a second insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the conductive coating layer, wherein the first insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve and the conductive coating layer from the core portion and the tube portion, and wherein the second insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve from the conductive coating layer.

5 . The coupling pin of claim 4 , wherein the conductive coating layer is configured to transmit an electric signal or power between the wearing member and the housing, along with at least one of the core portion and the sleeve.

6 . The coupling pin of claim 4 , wherein a first end of the first insulation coating layer, a first end of the conductive coating layer, and a first end of the second insulation coating layer are configured to be exposed to an external space on the core portion.

7 . The coupling pin of claim 4 , wherein a second end of the first insulation coating layer, a second end of the conductive coating layer, and a second end of the second insulation coating layer are configured to be exposed to an external space on the tube portion.

8 . The coupling pin of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the tube portion and the core portion; a plurality of conductive coating layers formed on the first insulating coating layer; and a plurality of second insulation coating layers alternatively configured with the plurality of conductive coating layers on the first insulation coating layer, wherein the first insulation coating layer and the second insulation coating layers are configured to insulate the sleeve from the core portion, the tube portion, and the plurality of conductive coating layers.

9 . The coupling pin of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the core portion and the sleeve may be configured to electrically connect an electrical component disposed in the wearing member and a circuit device disposed in the housing.

10 . A wearable electronic device comprising:
a housing; a circuit device accommodated in the housing; at least one wearing member detachably coupled to at least a part of the housing and configured to enable the housing to be worn on a part of a user's body; at least one electrical component disposed in the at least one wearing member; and a coupling pin accommodated in the at least one wearing member, wherein a part of the coupling pin is bound to the housing to enable the at least one wearing member to be detachably coupled to the housing, wherein the coupling pin is configured to transmit an electric signal and power between the circuit device and the electrical component, wherein the coupling pin comprises:
a tube portion accommodated in the at least one wearing member and at least partially having electrical conductivity;
a core portion configured to protrude from at least one of opposite ends of the tube portion to be bound to the housing and at least partially having electrical conductivity; and
a sleeve disposed adjacent to the tube portion in a state of surrounding at least a portion of the core portion and having electrical conductivity,
wherein the sleeve is electrically insulated from the core portion and the tube portion, wherein the core portion and the sleeve are configured to be electrically connected to the housing of the wearable electronic device to transmit the electric signal or power, wherein a combination of the tube portion and the core portion is configured to be a first electric wire between the housing of the wearable electronic device and the at least one wearing member, and wherein the sleeve is configured to be a second electric wire between the housing of the wearable electronic device and the at least one wearing member.

11 . The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one wearing member is configured to rotate around the coupling pin and relative to the housing.

12 . The wearable electronic device of claim 10 ,
wherein the coupling pin further comprises an insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the tube portion and the core portion, and wherein the insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve from the core portion and the tube portion.

13 . The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the coupling pin further comprises:
a first insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of surfaces of the tube portion and the core portion; a conductive coating layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the first insulating coating layer; and a second insulation coating layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the conductive coating layer, wherein the first insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve and the conductive coating layer from the core portion and the tube portion, and wherein the second insulation coating layer is configured to insulate the sleeve from the conductive coating layer.

14 . The wearable electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the conductive coating layer is configured to transmit an electric signal or power, along with at least one of the core portion and the sleeve.

15 . The wearable electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a detection part configured to detect an electrical resistance value between the core portion and the sleeve, wherein the circuit device is configured to selectively block an electric signal or power transmitted through at least one of the core portion and the sleeve, based on the electrical resistance value detected by the detection part.

16 . The wearable electronic dev

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Hyunjun

Classifications

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