2131results about "Electronic time-piece structural details" patented technology

An electronic device, such as a watch, has a crown assembly having a shaft and a user-rotatable crown. The user-rotatable crown may include a conductive cap that is mechanically and electrically coupled to the shaft and functions as an electrode. The conductive cap may be coupled to the shaft using solder or another conductive attachment mechanism. The shaft may electrically couple the conductive cap to a processing unit of the electronic device. One or more additional electrodes may be positioned on the exterior surface of the electronic device. The conductive cap is operable to be contacted by a finger of a user of the electronic device while another electrode is positioned against skin of the user. The processing unit of the electronic device is operable to determine a biological parameter, such as an electrocardiogram, of the user based on voltages at the electrodes.

An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.

An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and / or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and / or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.

A wearable electronic device can include a sidewall housing defining an internal volume and a band slot configured to receive a securement band. The sidewall housing can include a radio-frequency (RF)-transparent window defining the band slot, a rear cover coupled to the sidewall housing with the rear cover including metal, an antenna resonator disposed in the internal volume adjacent the RF-transparent window, and a conductor electrically coupling the rear cover to the antenna resonator.

An electronic time piece includes a dial, a sub dial provided to the dial, a control circuit that controls operation of a function hand disposed on the sub dial, a plurality of terminal portions, a wire that electrically connects the plurality of terminal portions with the control circuit, a push button that receives operation by a user and switches an electrical connection state between one terminal portion of the plurality of terminal portions and the control circuit. The one terminal portion of the plurality of terminal portions and other terminal portion are electrically connected to the control circuit by a common wire.

An electronic device, such as a watch, has an input mechanism, such as a crown, that may receive translational inputs, rotational inputs, and / or touch inputs. Inputs received at the crown may result in changes in operation of the electronic device and / or outputs, such as graphical outputs, provided by the electronic device. In various embodiments, the crown includes a retainer that couples an outer crown body to an inner crown body and secures an isolator between the outer crown body and the inner crown body. The embodiments of the crown described herein provide a simple and robust input mechanism for receiving rotational, translational, and touch inputs as described above, while simplifying part alignment, ensuring consistent rotation, and allowing for efficient manufacturing.

A wearable electronic device may include a display and a housing. The housing may include a chassis defining a first portion of a rear exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, a first portion of a side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device, and an internal wall. The housing may also include a glass shell defining a front wall positioned over the display and defining a front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device and a side wall extending from the front wall and overlapping the internal wall, the side wall defining a second portion of the side exterior surface of the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may also include a touch sensing system within the housing and configured to detect a touch input applied to the front exterior surface of the wearable electronic device.

Wearable devices for sensing neuromuscular signals using a small number of sensor pairs are disclosed. One example wrist-wearable device includes eight pairs of neuromuscular-signal sensors. Each pair of neuromuscular-signal sensors is positioned over a portion of a wrist of a user while the wrist-wearable device is worn by the user. Each pair of neuromuscular-signal sensors further includes a first and second electrodes configured to be used as a differential sensor of neuromuscular signals travelling through the wrist of the user, and electrical signal-processing circuitry configured to amplify and filter neuromuscular signals received from the first and second electrodes to produce processed neuromuscular signals. The wrist-wearable device also includes a shared ground electrode configured to ground both the first and second electrodes. The processed neuromuscular signals are provided to one or more processors that are configured to analyze the processed neuromuscular signals to detect one or more gestures.

A filtration apparatus and an electronic device are provided to resolve the problem of housing body sealing failures caused by particulate matter in water damaging the waterproof membrane sealing the electronic device. In the filtration apparatus and electronic device, a first filter layer is disposed on an outer side of an outer surface of a housing body, a second filter layer is disposed between the outer surface and the first filter layer, and both the first filter layer and the second filter layer cover function holes on the housing body.

An electronic watch can include a housing sidewall defining an internal volume. The electronic watch can include a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the internal volume. The electronic watch can include an electrically conductive connector contacting the PCB. The electronic watch can include an elongate conductive member disposed along a portion of a perimeter of the housing sidewall. The elongate conductive member can include a first contact feature electrically coupling the elongate conductive member and the electrically conductive connector at a first position along a length of the elongate conductive member. The first contact feature can include a bulge. The elongate conductive member can include a second contact feature electrically coupling the elongate conductive member and the housing sidewall at a second location along the length of the elongate conductive member.

This invention is a device with an expandable light-emitting display which is worn on a persons' wrist and / or lower arm. The expandable display can be a flexible display which can be rolled and then expanded by unrolling it out from a housing. In an example, the flexibility of the expandable second display can be adjusted. The second display can be made flexible so that is can be rolled around a roller, but can also be made rigid for use as a touch screen in an expanded state.

An example band structure is provided which includes a first portion having an embedded structural member for holding one or more signal-processing components in fixed positions within the first portion of the band structure. The first portion also includes the one or more signal-processing components, which are coupled to the embedded structural member, and the one or more signal-processing components are configured to at least partially process neuromuscular signals. And the first portion includes one or more neuromuscular-signal-sensing electrodes attached to the first portion of the band structure and electrically coupled to the one or more signal-processing components. The band structure also includes a second portion that does not include any electrical components, where the first portion of the band structure and the second portion of the band structure are each configured to couple directly to one another to form a loop sized to accommodate a wrist of a user.

The disclosed wireless antenna may include a stratified architecture that electrically isolates an antenna radiating element from a ground plane. For example, the disclosed wireless antenna may be included in a wearable device such that the antenna radiating element is capacitively coupled with the bare skin of the wearer. A slot or cleared volume between the antenna radiating element and the ground plane causes electrical fields to close between the antenna radiating element—effectively enlarged by the bare skin of the wearer—and the ground plane. By clearly separating the antenna radiating element and the ground plane and coupling the antenna radiating element to conductive human tissue, the disclosed wireless antenna significantly improves performance at low frequencies such as LTD low bands. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a timer. The timer includes a housing, a visual indicator assembly, a digital display element and a visual display element; wherein the visual indicator assembly is arranged on the housing and includes a digital display zone and a visual display zone; the digital display element is arranged on the housing and is configured to display digital timing through the digital display zone; the visual display element is arranged on the housing and includes a first light-emitting element, and the first light-emitting element includes at least two sub-light sources whose on / off and / or brightness are independently controlled, so that the at least two sub-light sources cooperate with each other to display timing progress of different colors and / or brightness through the visual display zone.

The invention relates to an intelligent watch, in particular to an intelligent watch convenient to wear and a tightness detection system thereof, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent watch application. The intelligent watch convenient to wear comprises a protective shell, an intelligent dial plate is embedded in the protective shell, and a supporting adjusting structure is installed in the protective shell; a tightness detecting structure is designed on the lower side of the supporting adjusting structure, combined adjusting structures are arranged at the two ends of the protective shell, watchband connecting pieces are clamped in the combined adjusting structures, the outer sides of the watchband connecting pieces are sleeved with self-adaptive watchbands, and distance sensors are installed on the inner sides of the self-adaptive watchbands. The fitting effect between the dial and the wrist is adjusted, the functional effect of the watch is increased, the tightness detection structure is matched to sensitively monitor the physical state of a user and the wearing effect of the watch, the use effect of the watch is improved, and the self-adaptive watchband is matched with the distance sensor to enable the watch to adjust the wearing effect in a self-adaptive manner, so that the user experience is improved. And the use comfort of the watch is improved.

A waterproof protective case for a smart watch, comprising a main body, a transparent cover, a waterproof ring and a bottom cover. The transparent cover is bonded to an opening on top of the main body by glue. Directly bonding with glue not only has the function of installing the transparent cover, but the cured glue forms an apron and has the function of waterproofing. A waterproof ring is additionally arranged on an inner wall surface of the main body, and is combined with the inner wall surface by means of integral inlay molding, which does not need to be installed separately, does not have the problem of falling off. The function of the waterproof ring is to press the glass surface of the smart watch to prevent water vapor from seeping into the inside of the watch, so that the protective case can achieve a better waterproof effect.

A wrist-worn device such as a smart watch or band has a plurality of displays with a first non-coplanar configuration and a second coplanar configuration. When a larger display area is not needed, then the device is changed into the more-compact first configuration. When a larger display area is needed, then the device is changed into the larger-size second configuration.

An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic products, in particular to a flexible circuit board and electronic equipment. The flexible circuit board is used for connecting a USB interface and a mainboard in the electronic equipment. The flexible circuit board comprises two flexible boards which are detachably connected, namely a first flexible board and a second flexible board, the first flexible board is arranged on the rear side of the battery and connected with the USB interface, and the second flexible board is arranged on the front side of the battery and connected with the mainboard. When the USB interface needs to be disassembled, the first flexible plate can be seen by opening the cover plate on the rear side of the electronic equipment, and due to the fact that the first flexible plate and the second flexible plate are detachably connected, the first flexible plate can be conveniently disconnected from the second flexible plate, the first flexible plate is taken down, and then subsequent processing is conducted on the USB interface. Therefore, the battery does not need to be disassembled, the disassembly step of the USB interface is simplified, the complexity of disassembly can be reduced, the battery does not need to be installed again, and the assembly difficulty and the maintenance cost are reduced.

An electronic device is provided and includes a housing including a first antenna, and a binding member configured to be bound to one side of the housing. The binding member includes a strap body, a coupling part formed at one end portion of the strap body and bound to one side of the housing, an expansion part expanded inward from the housing from one end portion of the strap body, and making contact with at least a portion of a rear surface of the housing when bound, a second antenna provided in the strap body, and a coupler electrically connected with the second antenna, provided in at least a portion of the extension part, the coupler being configured to transmit a signal received through the second antenna to the first antenna.

Provided is a display device, which relates to the technical field of electronic devices. The display device includes a fixed structure, a first display screen, an external display screen, and a movable support. The first display screen is disposed on the fixed structure, and the movable support is movably disposed on the fixed structure. The display device has at least a first state and a second state. In the first state, an orthographic projection of the movable support on a plane where the first display screen is located is within a range of the first display screen. In the second state, the orthographic projection of the movable support on the plane where the first display screen is located is at least partially outside the range of the first display screen to support the external display screen configured to be spliced with the first display screen.

The invention provides a watch body, wearable equipment, a plugging waterproof module and electronic equipment. Relates to the technical field of wearing equipment. The watch body comprises a watch case, a plugging structure arranged on the watch case and a waterproof breathable piece arranged on the watch case; a hole communicated with the interior of the meter body is formed in the meter shell, and the plugging structure is arranged on the meter shell and can move along the hole; the waterproof breathable piece is located on the side, facing the interior of the watch body, of the blocking structure and communicates with the interior of the watch body. When the blocking structure moves towards the waterproof breathable piece along the hole, the blocking structure can seal the waterproof breathable piece. The blocking structure is an automatic mechanical blocking structure, user operation is not needed, and the blocking structure blocks the waterproof ventilation piece through the external water pressure and the equipment internal pressure difference.

The invention provides a crown assembly and wearable equipment, the wearable equipment comprises the crown assembly, the crown assembly comprises a key cap and a key rod, the key cap comprises a first top plate and a first side plate, and the first side plate and the first top plate define a key cap groove; the key rod comprises a rod body and a rod connecting part; the rod body comprises a first end and a second end, the rod connecting part comprises a second top plate and a second side plate, the first end of the rod body is connected to the second top plate, and the second side plate and the second top plate define a key rod groove; the key rod is partially located in the key cap groove, and the key rod groove and the key cap groove are in the same direction. In the application, the key cap and the key rod in the crown assembly are separately and independently arranged, and the key cap and the key rod can be made of different materials, so that the crown assembly can present any color, the mechanical reliability of the crown assembly is ensured, and the balance between the appearance and the mechanical performance is realized.

This application provides a wearable device management method, a related apparatus, and a communication system. The method may be applied to a wearable device that integrates a smartwatch and earphones. The smartwatch may be used as a control and management device of the earphones. A user may perform an operation on the smartwatch, to manage the smartwatch and the earphones. The user may further perform an operation on an electronic device connected to the smartwatch, to manage the smartwatch and the earphones. The foregoing method can improve use experience of the user using the wearable device, so that life convenience of the user can be improved through the wearable device.