Wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9962121-B2
Application number	US-201715449838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	May 7, 2014
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A wearable device comprises a body portion, a strap portion coupled with the body portion, the strap portion provided to allow the body portion to be worn on a human body, and a connection module provided in a portion of the strap portion and a portion of the body to couple the strap portion with the body portion. The connection module comprises a connection pin portion provided in the strap portion to detachably couple the strap portion with the body portion and a holder portion provided in an end of the strap portion, the connection pin portion inserted in the holder portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, comprising:
a body portion;
a strap portion coupled to the body portion, the strap portion configured to enable the body portion to be worn by a user; and
a connection module partially disposed in the strap portion and partially disposed in the body portion to couple the strap portion with the body portion, wherein the connection module comprises a connection pin portion configured to detachably couple the strap portion to the body portion, the connection pin portion comprising:
a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively sticking out on two opposite ends of sides of the strap portion, wherein the first protrusion is elastically movable relative to the strap portion; and
a knob coupled to the first protrusion to move the first protrusion relative to the strap portion.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the strap portion comprises an opening at a rear side thereof to externally expose the knob.

3. The wearable device of claim 2 , wherein when the connection pin portion is inserted into a pin hole in the body portion, the knob extends through the opening to be exposed to the rear side of the strap portion.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body portion comprises a strap coupler portion having pin holes facing each other, and each end of the connection pin portion is configured to detachably fasten to a respective one of the pin holes.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
a bio sensor configured to sense at least one of movement of a user or a heartbeat of the user;
a display;
a touch interface configured to receive user input; and
a wifi compatible component or an acceleration sensor configured to sense movement of the user.

6. A wearable device, comprising: a body portion comprising:
a display;
a touch interface configured to receive a user input;
a first sensor configured to sense a heartbeat of a user;
a second sensor configured to sense movement of the wearable device; and
the wearable device further comprises:
a strap portion coupled to the body portion, the strap portion configured to enable the body portion to be worn by a user; and
a connection pin portion partially disposed the strap portion and partially disposed in the body portion to couple the strap portion with the body portion, the connection pin portion having a knob extending from a movable protrusion, and the knob is configured to move the movable protrusion to detachably couple the strap portion to the body portion.

7. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the connection pin portion comprises:
a pin body;
the movable protrusion comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively extending from opposite ends of the pin body, wherein the first protrusion is elastically movable relative to the pin body; and
the knob is coupled to the first protrusion to move the first protrusion.

8. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the strap portion comprises an opening at a rear side thereof to externally expose the knob.

9. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein when the connection pin portion is inserted into a pin hole in the body portion, the knob extends through the opening to be exposed to the rear side of the strap portion.

10. The wearable device of claim 7 , wherein the knob is configured to be moved in a side direction in an opening to move the first protrusion relative to a pin hole in the body portion.

11. The wearable device of claim 7 , wherein the body portion comprises a strap coupler portion having pin holes facing each other, and each end of the connection pin portion is configured to detachably fasten to a respective one of the pin holes.

12. A wearable device, comprising: a body portion;
a strap portion coupled to the body portion, the strap portion configured to enable the body portion to be worn by a user; and
a connection pin portion partially disposed in the strap portion and partially disposed in the body portion to detachably couple the strap portion and the body portion together such that the strap portion is pivotally movable relative to the body portion about an axis, the connection pin portion comprising a knob extending from a movable protrusion away from the axis, and the knob is configured to have a coupled position wherein the strap portion and the body portion are coupled together, and an uncoupled position wherein the knob is configured to be moved such that the strap portion can be uncoupled from the body portion.

13. The wearable device of claim 12 , wherein the strap portion comprises an opening through which the knob is externally exposed.

14. The wearable device of claim 13 , wherein the knob is configured to be moved in an axial direction in the opening between the coupled and uncoupled positions.

15. The wearable device of claim 12 , wherein the body portion comprises a strap coupler portion having pin holes facing each other, and pins of the connection pin portion are configured to detachably fasten to a respective one of the pin holes.

16. The wearable device of claim 12 , wherein the body portion further comprises a communication interface configured to transmit bio signal information of the user to an external electronic device.

17. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the second protrusion is elastically movable relative to the strap portion.

18. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body portion further comprises a communication interface configured to transmit bio signal information of the user to an external electronic device.

19. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the body portion further comprises a communication interface configured to transmit information of a heartbeat of the user to an external electronic device.

20. The wearable device of claim 19 , wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the information of the heartbeat of the user to the external electronic device using a Bluetooth communication protocol.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoo Jung-Heon

Classifications

• A61B5/11

  Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} · CPC title

• A61B5/0022

  Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet · CPC title

• A45F2005/008

  Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg · CPC title

• G06F1/00

  Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00 (architectures of general purpose stored program computers G06F15/76) · CPC title

• G04G17/00

  Structural details; Housings (constructional details of radio-controlled time-pieces, e.g. antennas G04R60/00) · CPC title