Portable electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9636030-B2
Application number	US-201414204168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	Mar 12, 2013
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a portable electronic apparatus including an apparatus main body that includes electronic components built therein, a fixation belt that is used to attach the apparatus main body to a living body surface, a connector that is provided at an end of the fixation belt in a belt longitudinal direction, and has an engagement protrusion that is detachably stored in an engagement recess formed at the apparatus main body, and a biasing body that is provided in the engagement recess, and biases the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess so as to maintain an engagement state between the engagement recess and the engagement protrusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body that includes electronic components built therein;
a fixation belt configured to attach the apparatus main body to a living body surface;
a connector that is provided at a longitudinal end of the fixation belt;
an engagement recess that is formed at one of the apparatus main body and the connector;
an engagement protrusion that is formed at the other of the apparatus main body and the connector and is detachably storable in the engagement recess, wherein a relative position between the engagement recess and the connector stored in the engagement recess is defined by three orthogonal axes extending in (i) a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the fixation belt, (ii) a transverse direction parallel to a transverse direction of the fixation belt and (iii) a thickness direction parallel to a thickness of the fixation belt;
a biasing body that is provided in the engagement recess, and arranged to urge the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess so as to maintain the engagement recess and the engagement protrusion in engagement with each other; and
a pair of electrode members that is installed at the apparatus main body so as to be in contact with the living body surface, wherein the electronic components comprise a biological information detection unit operable to detect a potential difference across the pair of electrode members and translate the potential difference into biological information,
wherein each of the electrode members is made of an elastic material, and the biasing body is sandwiched between the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess and one of the electrode members.

2. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engagement recess comprises an allowable space therein that allows the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess to move in the a longitudinal direction within the engagement recess, and
wherein the engagement recess includes:
a first restraint wall configured to regulate movement of the engagement protrusion in the allowable space in the longitudinal direction; and
a second restraint wall configured to regulate movement of the engagement protrusion in the allowable space in the transverse direction.

3. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the biasing body urges the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in the transverse direction.

4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing body urges the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in a direction different from the longitudinal direction.

5. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a biasing direction of the biasing body, a direction in which the engagement protrusion is stored in the engagement recess, and the longitudinal direction have a relationship of being perpendicular to each other.

6. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing body is replaceably provided in the engagement recess.

7. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing body is arranged to urge the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in an upper direction of the thickness direction.

8. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing body is arranged to urge the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in the transverse direction.

9. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the biasing body comprises a pair of biasing members arranged to pinch the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in the transverse direction.

10. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing body is arranged to urge the engagement protrusion stored in the engagement recess in the longitudinal direction.

Assignees

• Seiko Instr Inc

Inventors

• Kato Teruo
• Okuda Hideki
• Terasawa Dai

Classifications

• A61B5/6831 Primary

  Straps, bands or harnesses · CPC title

• A61B5/02438

  with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient · CPC title

• A61B5/04085 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B5/0404

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B5/282 Primary

  Holders for multiple electrodes (for introduction into the body A61B5/287) · CPC title