Biological information measuring module and biological information measuring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016192879-A1
Application number	US-201514982025-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	Jan 5, 2015
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A biological information measuring device includes a sensor unit as a biological information measuring module. The sensor unit includes a substrate as a support portion that has a support surface and supports a light receiving portion and a second wall portion as a frame on the support surface. Assuming that the width of the second wall portion is L, a difference Δh between a height h from the support surface to the top surface of the light receiving portion and a height H from the support surface to the top surface of the second wall portion is expressed by Expression (1):

5
384

×
0.016
×

L
4

≤

Δ



h

≤

5
384

×
0.039
×

L
4

.

(
1
)

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A biological information measuring module, comprising:
a light receiving portion that receives light having passed through a target; a frame that surrounds the light receiving portion; and a support portion that has a support surface and supports the light receiving portion and the frame on the support surface, wherein assuming that a width of the frame is L, a difference Δh between a height from the support surface to a top surface of the light receiving portion on an opposite side of the support surface and a height from the support surface to a top surface of the frame on an opposite side of the support surface is expressed by Expression (1):

5
384

×
0.016
×

L
4

≤

Δ



h

≤

5
384

×
0.039
×

L
4

.

(
1
)

2 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the difference Δh is expressed by Expression (2):

5
384

×
0.020
×

L
4

≤

Δ



h

≤

5
384

×
0.025
×

L
4

.

(
2
)

3 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the width L is 3.0 mm≦L<4.5 mm.

4 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the width L is 4.0 mm≦L<4.5 mm.

5 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the frame has a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width L is a width of the frame in a short side direction of the rectangular shape.

6 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the height from the support surface to a top surface of the frame on the opposite side of the support surface is larger by Δh than the height from the support surface to the top surface of the light receiving portion on the opposite side of the support surface.

7 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a light emitting portion that emits light to the target, wherein the light emitting portion is supported on the support surface of the support portion.

8 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 7 ,
wherein at least a part of the frame is disposed between the light receiving portion and the light emitting portion.

9 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 8 ,
wherein the width L is a width of the frame in a direction in which the light receiving portion and the light emitting portion are connected to each other.

10 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a control unit, wherein the support portion includes a connection terminal that electrically connects the light receiving portion and the control unit to each other.

11 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 10 ,
wherein the support portion includes a through hole that connects the support surface and a back surface of the support portion to each other, the support surface and the back surface being front and back surfaces of the support portion, and the connection terminal is provided on the back surface of the support portion so as to be connected to the through hole.

12 . The biological information measuring module according to claim 10 ,
wherein a thickness of the support portion is larger than a thickness of a base portion of the control unit.

13 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 1 .

14 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 2 .

15 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 3 .

16 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 4 .

17 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 5 .

18 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 6 .

19 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 7 .

20 . A biological information measuring device comprising the biological information measuring module according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Yamashita Hideto

Classifications

• A61B2560/0412

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• A61B5/02427

  Details of sensor · CPC title

• A61B5/681 Primary

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