Belt and wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9961969-B2
Application number	US-201615365348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A belt includes a belt main body extending in a long, narrow band. A frame-shaped body is attached to a first belt portion corresponding to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction of the belt main body. Multiple through-holes are formed in alignment in the lengthwise direction in a second belt portion corresponding to a side opposite to the first belt portion in the lengthwise direction of the belt main body. A locking member is included for attachment to a through-hole of the second belt portion so as to protrude from a front surface of the second belt portion. When the belt main body is mounted on the target object, the second belt portion is passed through the frame-shaped body, and the side of the frame-shaped body locks the locking member so as to prevent the second belt portion from coming out of the frame-shaped body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A belt to be mounted by being wrapped around a substantially rod-shaped target object, comprising:
a belt main body that is flexible and extends in the form of a long, narrow band;
a frame-shaped body attached to a first belt portion that corresponds to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction of the belt main body;
a plurality of through-holes formed in alignment in the lengthwise direction in a second belt portion corresponding to a side opposite to the first belt portion in the lengthwise direction of the belt main body; and
a locking member configured separately from the belt main body, the locking member being attached to the second belt portion in a mode in which only a head portion of the locking member protrudes from a front surface of the second belt portion due to the head portion being pushed through a through-hole from a rear surface side of the second belt portion in advance, before the belt is mounted on the target object,
wherein the locking member includes a flat base portion to be arranged in contact with the rear surface of the second belt, a neck portion that is continuous with the base portion and is to extend through the through-hole to the front surface of the second belt portion, and the head portion that is provided on a leading end of the neck portion and has a dimension greater than a dimension of the through-hole, and the locking member is formed integrally, and
wherein in a state in which the belt main body is mounted on a target object, the second belt portion is passed through the frame-shaped body, and a side of the frame-shaped body locks the head portion of the locking member so as to prevent the second belt portion from coming out of the frame-shaped body.

2. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
the head portion of the locking member attached to the through-hole of the second belt portion has, on a side near a leading end of the second belt portion in the lengthwise direction, an inclined surface that is inclined in an orientation of being located gradually farther away from the front surface of the second belt portion the farther from the leading end of the second belt portion it is.

3. The belt according to claim 2 , wherein
the shape of the through-hole of the second belt portion has a property in which, when rotated 180 degrees about an axis that passes through the center of the through-hole and is perpendicular to the second belt portion, the shape matches the original shape of the through-hole before rotation, and
the shapes of the neck portion and the head portion of the locking member have a property in which, when rotated 180 degrees about the axis, the shapes match the original shapes of the neck portion and the head portion before rotation.

4. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
in the head portion of the locking member attached to the through-hole of the second belt portion, a side surface on a side that is far from the leading end of the second belt portion in the lengthwise direction hangs over the opposing front surface of the second belt portion.

5. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
the shape of the through-hole of the second belt portion has a property in which, when rotated 180 degrees about an axis that passes through the center of the through-hole and is perpendicular to the second belt portion, the shape is different from the original shape of the through-hole before rotation, and
the shape of the neck portion of the locking member is substantially the same as the shape of the through-hole.

6. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
at each position of the through-holes aligned in the lengthwise direction, the rear surface of the second belt portion has a recessed portion for determining a direction of the locking member about an axis that passes through the center of the through-hole and is perpendicular to the second belt portion, and
the base portion of the locking member has a protrusion configured to fit into the recessed portion of the second belt portion only when the locking member is oriented in a specific direction about the axis.

7. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
the base portion of the locking member attached to the through-hole of the second belt portion exists only in a region corresponding to the leading end side of the second belt portion from the neck portion in the lengthwise direction.

8. The belt according to claim 1 , comprising
a removal mechanism configured to, in a state in which the belt main body is mounted on the target object, release the locking member locked using the side of the frame-shaped body.

9. The belt according to claim 1 , comprising
a fixing member configured to, in a state in which the belt main body is mounted on the target object, fix a portion of the second portion that is past the side of the frame-shaped body to a corresponding portion of the first belt portion.

10. The belt according to claim 1 , wherein
a detection unit configured to detect tensile force of the belt main body is installed.

11. A wearable device comprising:
the belt according to claim 1 ; and
a device to be mounted on a body using the belt.

12. A belt to be mounted by being wrapped around a substantially rod-shaped target object, comprising:
a belt main body that extends in the form of a long, narrow band;
a frame-shaped body attached to a first belt portion that corresponds to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction of the belt main body;
a plurality of through-holes formed in alignment in the lengthwise direction in a second belt portion corresponding to a side opposite to the first belt portion in the lengthwise direction of the belt main body; and
a locking member that is configured separately from the belt main body and is configured to be attached to a through-hole of the second belt portion so as to protrude from a front surface of the second belt portion in advance, before the belt is mounted on the target object,
wherein the locking member includes a base portion to be arranged in contact with the rear surface of the second belt, a neck portion that is continuous with the base portion and is to extend through the through-hole to the front surface of the second belt portion, and a head portion that is provided on a leading end of the neck portion and has a dimension greater than a dimension of the through-hole,
in a state in which the belt main body is mounted on a target object, the second belt portion is passed through the frame-shaped body, and a side of the frame-shaped body locks the head portion of the locking member so as to prevent the second belt portion from coming out of the frame-shaped body,
the shape of the through-hole of the second belt portion has a property in which, when rotated 180 degrees about an axis that passes through the center of the through-hole and is perpendicular to the second belt portion, the shape differs from the original shape of the through-hole before rotation, and
the shape of the neck portion of the locking member is substantially the same as the shape of the through-hole, and thus the locking member is allowed to be attached in an original orientation in which the shape of the neck portion matches the shape of the through-hole, while the locking member is not allowed to be attached in a wrong orientation of being rotated 180 degrees about the axis.

13. A belt to be mounted by being wrapped around a substantially rod-shaped target object, comprising:
a belt main body that extends in the form of a long, narrow band;
a frame-shaped body attached to a first belt portion that corresponds to a side on an end in a lengthwise direction of the belt main body

Assignees

• Omron Healthcare Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawabata Yasuhiro
• Kobayashi Tatsuya
• Fujita Reiji
• Nakamori Hiroshi

Classifications

• A44C5/0069 Primary

  extensible · CPC title

• A44C5/20 Primary

  for open straps {, chains or the like} · CPC title

• A61B5/02438

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

• A45F5/00

  Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping · CPC title

• A61B5/6831

  Straps, bands or harnesses · CPC title