A wearable device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a wearable device, comprising: a silicone sleeve assembly, a flexible screen assembly, a hinge assembly, a power shrapnel assembly and an arc-shaped shell; the silicone sleeve assembly is connected to the hinge assembly by a buckle; the flexible screen assembly comprises a cover plate, a flexible screen and a support plate; wherein the support plate is located at the neutral layer of the hinge assembly; the flexible screen assembly is installed below the silicone sleeve assembly and fixed on the hinge assembly, and the flexible screen assembly rotates with the rotation of the hinge assembly; the power shrapnel assembly is installed in the accommodating cavity of the hinge assembly; a receiving groove is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell, and the receiving groove is used to accommodate the extended part of the flexible screen assembly; the two ends of the hinge assembly are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell by hinges; the arc-shaped shell is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices. The present invention makes the overall structure of the wearable device more compact, increases the area of ​​the flexible screen assembly per unit area, and increases diversity and flexibility.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wearable devices, and in particular to a wearable device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of communication technology, flexible screen wearable devices have become one of the new research and development hotspots in the future. Flexible screens, namely OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) displays, are screens composed of organic light-emitting diodes. They are widely used in the next generation of wearable devices, such as flexible screen mobile phones and flexible screen wearable devices, because of their advantages of low power consumption, high contrast, wide color gamut, wide viewing angle, lighter and thinner, and bendable. They have the characteristics of bending and deformation. However, as flexible screen wearable devices gradually develop towards large screens and ultra-thinness, the form of wearable devices is also developing towards diversification.

[0003] Existing wearable devices have a non-compact overall structure, resulting in a small flexible screen area per unit area, which leads to a poor user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the existing wearable devices have an overall structure that is not compact enough, resulting in an overly small area of ​​the flexible screen per unit area, which leads to a poor user experience.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a wearable device, comprising:

[0006] Silicone sleeve assembly, flexible screen assembly, hinge assembly, power spring assembly and arc-shaped shell;

[0007] The silicone sleeve assembly is connected to the hinge assembly via a buckle;

[0008] The flexible screen assembly includes a cover plate, a flexible screen, and a support plate; wherein,

[0009] The support plate is located at the neutral layer of the hinge assembly;

[0010] The flexible screen assembly is installed below the silicone sleeve assembly and fixed on the hinge assembly, and the flexible screen assembly rotates with the rotation of the hinge assembly;

[0011] The power spring assembly is installed in the accommodating cavity of the hinge assembly;

[0012] A receiving groove is provided at one end of the arc-shaped housing, and the receiving groove is used to receive the extended portion of the flexible screen assembly;

[0013] The two ends of the hinge assembly are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell through hinges;

[0014] The arc-shaped shell is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices.

[0015] Optionally, the silicone sleeve assembly is sleeved on the outer surface of the flexible screen assembly to protect the flexible screen assembly.

[0016] Optionally, the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly is located above the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly and an adhesive layer is provided between the two, and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly and the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly can be bonded together through the adhesive layer.

[0017] Optionally, an adhesive layer is provided between the four sides of the support plate of the flexible screen assembly and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly, and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly and the support plate of the flexible screen assembly can be bonded together by the adhesive layer.

[0018] Optionally, the power spring assembly includes a first power spring and a second power spring;

[0019] The power spring assembly is arranged on the lower layer of the support plate of the flexible screen assembly and is connected to the hinge assembly through a hinge; wherein,

[0020] The left end of the first power spring is connected to the left end of the hinge assembly via a hinge, and the right end of the second power spring is connected to the right end of the hinge assembly via a hinge.

[0021] Optionally, the power spring is used to support the flexible screen assembly;

[0022] The power spring element assembly includes a bent state and a straight state; the power spring element assembly is used to drive the wearable device to switch between the bent state and the straight state.

[0023] Optionally, the material of the power spring is spring steel, and when the power spring is in an expanded state, the longitudinal section of the power spring is arc-shaped.

[0024] Optionally, the hinge assembly includes at least two hinge mechanisms, a pair of hinge holes are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the hinge mechanism, and the surface formed by the points where the axes of the hinge holes are located constitutes the neutral layer.

[0025] Optionally, the arc-shaped shell is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to set up hardware devices, and the hardware devices include: a processor, a memory, a communication module, a sensor module, an audio and video module, a battery module and other electronic components required for the wearable device.

[0026] Optionally, the hardware device can be electrically connected to the flexible screen assembly.

[0027] The present invention discloses a wearable device, characterized in that it comprises: a silicone sleeve assembly, a flexible screen assembly, a hinge assembly, a power spring assembly and an arc-shaped shell; the silicone sleeve assembly is connected to the hinge assembly through a buckle; the flexible screen assembly comprises a cover plate, a flexible screen, and a support plate; wherein the support plate is located in the neutral layer of the hinge assembly; the flexible screen assembly is installed below the silicone sleeve assembly and fixed on the hinge assembly, and the flexible screen assembly rotates with the rotation of the hinge assembly; the power spring assembly is installed in the accommodating cavity of the hinge assembly; a accommodating groove is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell, and the accommodating groove is used to accommodate the extended part of the flexible screen assembly; the two ends of the hinge assembly are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell by hinges; the arc-shaped shell is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices. A accommodating groove is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell, and the extended part of the flexible screen assembly can be placed in the accommodating groove, so that the overall structure of the wearable device is more compact, the area of ​​the flexible screen assembly per unit area of ​​the wearable device is increased, and the diversity and flexibility of the wearable device form are increased, thus solving the problem of the existing wearable devices having too small screen and poor user experience! BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an optional wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 A communication network system architecture diagram provided for an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 3 An exploded schematic diagram of an exemplary wearable device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the position of a flexible screen component of an exemplary wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary arc-shaped housing provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 6 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary power spring provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 7 A left side view of an exemplary power spring provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of an optional wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Fig. 9A front view of an optional wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Fig.10 A top view of an optional wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Fig.11 An optional whole-device bending view of a wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of an exemplary single link structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Fig.13 An exemplary top view of a single chain link provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Fig.14 A schematic diagram of an exemplary multi-link structure provided for an embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0043] In the subsequent description, the suffixes such as "module", "component" or "unit" used to represent elements are only used to facilitate the description of the present invention, and have no specific meanings. Therefore, "module", "component" or "unit" can be used in a mixed manner.

[0044] The wearable device in the embodiment of the present invention may be an electronic device with a camera or photographing function, etc., and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0045] Wearable devices can be implemented in various forms. For example, the wearable devices described in the present invention may include mobile wearable devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, portable media players (PMPs), navigation devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, etc., as well as fixed wearable devices such as digital TVs and desktop computers.

[0046] The following description will be made by taking a mobile wearable device as an example. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, in addition to components specifically used for mobile purposes, the construction according to the embodiments of the present invention can also be applied to fixed-type wearable devices.

[0047] See also Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an optional mobile wearable device for implementing various embodiments of the present invention, the mobile wearable device 100 may include: RF (Radio Frequency, radio frequency) unit 101, Wi-Fi module 102, audio output unit 103, A / V (audio / video) input unit 104, sensor 105, display unit 106, user input unit 107, interface unit 108, memory 109, processor 110, and power supply 111 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that Figure 1 The mobile wearable device structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the mobile wearable device. The mobile wearable device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0048] Combine the following Figure 1 A detailed introduction to the various components of mobile wearable devices:

[0049] The radio frequency unit 101 can be used for receiving and sending signals during information transmission or communication. Specifically, after receiving the downlink information of the base station, it is sent to the processor 110 for processing; in addition, the uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication. The above-mentioned wireless communication can use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System of Mobile communication), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution) and TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution), etc.

[0050] Wi-Fi is a short-range wireless transmission technology. Mobile wearable devices can help users send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media through Wi-Fi module 102, which provides users with wireless broadband Internet access. Figure 1 The Wi-Fi module 102 is shown, but it is understandable that it is not a necessary component of the mobile wearable device and can be omitted as needed without changing the essence of the invention.

[0051] The audio output unit 103 can convert the audio data received by the RF unit 101 or the Wi-Fi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output it as sound when the mobile wearable device 100 is in a call signal receiving mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast receiving mode, etc. Moreover, the audio output unit 103 can also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile wearable device 100 (for example, a call signal receiving sound, a message receiving sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

[0052] The mobile wearable device 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 1061 and / or the backlight when the mobile wearable device 100 is moved to the ear. As a type of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary. It can be used for applications that identify the posture of the mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc.; as for other sensors that can also be configured on the mobile phone, such as fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc., they will not be repeated here.

[0053] The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

[0054] The user input unit 107 can be used to receive input digital or character information, and to generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the mobile wearable device. Specifically, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also known as a touch screen, can collect the user's touch operation on or near it (such as the user's operation on the touch panel 1071 or near the touch panel 1071 using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, stylus, etc.), and drive the corresponding connection device according to a pre-set program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it to the processor 110, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 110. In addition, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072. Specifically, the other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, a function key (such as a volume control key, a switch key, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, etc., which are not specifically limited here.

[0055] Furthermore, the touch panel 1071 may cover the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits the information to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event. Then, the processor 110 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of the touch event. Figure 1 In the figure, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the mobile wearable device. However, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 can be integrated to realize the input and output functions of the mobile wearable device, which is not limited here.

[0056] The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can be connected to the mobile wearable device 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video I / O port, a headphone port, etc. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile wearable device 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile wearable device 100 and an external device.

[0057] The memory 109 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 109 can mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, an application required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; the data storage area can store data created according to the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, a phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 109 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

[0058] The processor 110 is the control center of the mobile wearable device. It uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire mobile wearable device. By running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 109, and calling data stored in the memory 109, it executes various functions of the mobile wearable device and processes data, thereby monitoring the mobile wearable device as a whole. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications. It is understandable that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110.

[0059] The mobile wearable device 100 may also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. Preferably, the power supply 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, thereby managing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system.

[0060] although Figure 1 Not shown, the mobile wearable device 100 may also include a Bluetooth module, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0061] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the communication network system on which the mobile wearable device of the present invention is based is described below.

[0062] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2A communication network system architecture diagram is provided for an embodiment of the present invention. The communication network system is an LTE system of universal mobile communication technology. The LTE system includes a UE (User Equipment) 201, an E-UTRAN (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) 202, an EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 203 and an operator's IP service 204, which are sequentially connected for communication.

[0063] Specifically, UE201 may be the above-mentioned wearable device 100, which will not be described in detail here.

[0064] E-UTRAN 202 includes eNodeB 2021 and other eNodeBs 2022 , etc. Among them, eNodeB 2021 can be connected to other eNodeBs 2022 through a backhaul (eg, an X2 interface), and eNodeB 2021 is connected to EPC 203 , and eNodeB 2021 can provide UE 201 with access to EPC 203 .

[0065] EPC203 may include MME (Mobility Management Entity) 2031, HSS (Home Subscriber Server) 2032, other MMEs 2033, SGW (Serving GateWay) 2034, PGW (PDN GateWay) 2035 and PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) 2036, etc. Among them, MME2031 is a control node that processes signaling between UE201 and EPC203, and provides bearer and connection management. HSS2032 is used to provide some registers to manage functions such as home location register (not shown in the figure), and saves some user-specific information such as service features and data rates. All user data can be sent through SGW2034, PGW2035 can provide IP address allocation and other functions for UE 201, PCRF2036 is the policy and charging control policy decision point for service data flow and IP bearer resources, which selects and provides available policy and charging control decisions for the policy and charging execution function unit (not shown in the figure).

[0066] The IP service 204 may include the Internet, an intranet, an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) or other IP services.

[0067] Although the above introduction takes the LTE system as an example, those skilled in the art should know that the present invention is not only applicable to the LTE system, but also to other wireless communication systems, such as GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and future new network systems, etc., which are not limited here.

[0068] The wearable device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile wearable device, so, illustratively, based on the above mobile wearable device hardware structure and communication network system, various embodiments of the wearable device provided by the present invention may be proposed. The wearable device described below may be replaced by a mobile wearable device.

[0069] based on Figure 1 Hardware structure of the proposed wearable device and embodiments of the present invention Figure 3 The proposed wearable device design structure can obtain a wearable device that can communicate. Figure 2 The communication network system provided is used for communication application.

[0070] The embodiment of the present invention proposes a design scheme for a wearable device, which realizes switching between two different forms, straight and curved, by bending and telescoping components, thereby realizing the display of different forms of the wearable device.

[0071] An embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable device, Figure 3 An exploded schematic diagram of the wearable device is shown, and the wearable device includes:

[0072] Silicone sleeve assembly 301, flexible screen assemblies 302 and 303, hinge assembly 306, power spring assembly 304 and 305, arc-shaped housing 307;

[0073] In the embodiment of the present invention, the silicone sleeve assembly 301 is connected to the hinge assembly 306 by buckling, and the silicone sleeve assembly 301 is used to fix and protect the flexible screen assembly 302. The flexible screen assemblies 302 and 303 are installed below the silicone sleeve assembly 301 and fixed on the hinge assembly 306, and the flexible screen assemblies 302 and 303 rotate with the rotation of the hinge assembly 306;

[0074] The silicone sleeve assembly 301 is a flexible silicone shell, and may also be other flexible materials, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] It should be noted that the wearable device in the embodiment of the present invention adopts a flexible silicone shell. Based on the bending property of the power spring 304, the bending state of the wearable device is realized. Such a wearable device can be worn on the user's hand like a bracelet, which is easy and convenient to carry.

[0076] It can be understood that the entire wearable device is wrapped by an outer flexible silicone shell, and the good tensile and compression properties of silicone are used to achieve flexible bending of the entire wearable device and ensure the comfort of the part that contacts the user's arm.

[0077] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the position of the flexible screen component 302 of the wearable device is shown;

[0078] The flexible screen assembly includes a cover plate 3021, a flexible screen 3022, and a support plate 303; wherein,

[0079] The support plate 303 is located at the neutral layer of the hinge assembly;

[0080] The neutral layer refers to the outer layer of the support plate 303 being stretched and the inner layer being squeezed during the bending process. There must be a transition layer on its cross section that is neither stretched nor compressed, and the stress is almost zero. This transition layer is called the neutral layer of the material. The length of the neutral layer during the bending process is the same as before the bending, and remains unchanged. The neutral layer is the basis for calculating the unfolded length of the support plate 303.

[0081] In an embodiment of the present invention, the cover plate 3021 may be a flexible glass cover plate, and the flexible screen 3022 may be an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen, a graphene screen, etc. As long as the screen is made of flexible materials, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

[0082] The cover plate 3021 of the flexible screen assembly 302 is located above the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly 302 and an adhesive layer is arranged between the two. The cover plate 3021 of the flexible screen assembly 302 and the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly 302 can be bonded together by the adhesive layer.

[0083] Specifically, the cover plate 3021 and the flexible screen 3022 are bonded together by OCA glue, and the cover plate 3021 is located above the flexible screen 3022 .

[0084] An adhesive layer is arranged around the support plate 303 of the flexible screen assembly 302 and between the cover plate 3021 of the flexible screen assembly 302, and the cover plate 3021 of the flexible screen assembly 302 and the support plate 303 of the flexible screen assembly 302 can be bonded together by the adhesive layer.

[0085] Specifically, the cover plate 3021 is connected to the support plate 303 on all sides using glue dispensing technology, and the support plate 303 is located below the flexible screen 3022, so that the flexible screen 3022 is sandwiched between the cover plate 3021 and the support plate 303, and the support plate 303 plays a role in supporting and protecting the flexible screen assembly.

[0086] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of the arc-shaped housing 307 of the wearable device is shown;

[0087] A receiving groove 3071 is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell 307, and the receiving groove 3071 is used to accommodate the extended part of the flexible screen assembly. That is to say, when the circumference of the wearable device is certain, in order to increase the area of ​​the flexible screen, we need to set the receiving groove 3071 on one side of the arc-shaped shell 307 so that more flexible screen assemblies can be placed in the receiving groove. In this way, the area of ​​the flexible screen assembly per unit area of ​​the wearable device is increased, solving the problem of too small screen and poor user experience in existing wearable devices!

[0088] The arc-shaped housing 307 is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices.

[0089] It should be noted that the specific shape structure of the arc-shaped shell 307 is not limited here, and can be arc-shaped or other shapes. The specific shape structure needs to be designed according to the layout of the hardware and is not limited here. The arc-shaped shell 307 structure proposed in the embodiment of the present invention realizes flexible bending and reliable protection of the local component stacking space.

[0090] Optionally, the arc-shaped shell 307 may be made of hard plastic material.

[0091] That is to say, the material of the arc-shaped shell 307 can be a hard plastic material, or other materials with good buffering effect and a certain hardness, but which will not damage components in case of collision, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0092] Optionally, the hard plastic material in the embodiment of the present invention may be polycarbonate (PC), polyoxymethylene (POM, Paraformaldehyde), etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0093] In some embodiments of the present invention, the arc-shaped shell 307 is filled with fillers, and the fillers may be shock-resistant and noise-reducing materials (shock-resistant materials and / or sound-absorbing materials), polyurethane (silicone pads), etc., which are not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0094] It should be noted that the arc-shaped shell 307 is hollow to form a stacking space. After the electronic components required for the wearable device are placed in the stacking space, it is necessary to use fillers to fill the space in each stacking space where the components are not placed. This can achieve the stability of the stacking space and ensure the safety and stability of the components set in the stacking space.

[0095] In an embodiment of the present invention, all electrical hardware devices constituting the wearable device can be arranged in the stacking space of the arc-shaped shell 307, and the hardware devices include: the hardware device includes a processor, a memory, a communication module, a sensor module, an audio and video module, a battery module, and other electronic components required for the wearable device, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0096] The two ends of the hinge assembly 306 are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped housing 307 through hinges 3072. Fig.12 A side view of an exemplary single link provided for an embodiment of the present invention.

[0097] pass Fig.12 The provided chain links 3061 are assembled into a part of the watch strap, and the two chain links 3061 are connected by a stopper, wherein: Fig.13 An exemplary single-link top view provided for an embodiment of the present invention, wherein two links are connected by a stopper, and the link is stopped on a stopper groove for rotation. The hinge assembly 306 comprises at least two links, a stopper, a stopper groove provided on the stopper, at least two links are connected by a stopper, and the link is stopped on a stopper groove for rotation, the screen assembly is mounted on the at least two links connected by the stopper, and deforms as the link rotates on the stopper groove; Fig.14 An exemplary multi-link side view provided for an embodiment of the present invention, such as Fig.14 As shown, since the hinge assembly 306 provided by the present invention is composed of chain links, and each chain link on the hinge assembly 306 can rotate on the limiting groove in the limiting member, the device can be bent and folded arbitrarily, which greatly improves the user experience. In addition, the structure is simple and easy to produce and process, so that the cost of the wearable device produced is relatively low.

[0098] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of an exemplary power spring provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 and Figure 6 The flexible screen assembly 302 is arranged above the hinge assembly 306, and is arranged parallel to the power spring sheet 304 and installed above the power spring sheet 304; specifically,

[0099] The power spring assembly includes at least two power springs, a power spring 304 and a power spring 305;

[0100] The power spring is arranged on the lower layer of the support plate 303 of the flexible screen assembly 302 and is connected to the hinge assembly 306 through a hinge; wherein,

[0101] The left end of the power spring piece 305 is connected to the left end of the hinge assembly 306 through a hinge, and the right end of the power spring piece 304 is connected to the right end of the hinge assembly 306 through a hinge.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device may be a mobile wearable device, such as an electronic device with a display function such as a bracelet. The wearable device is selected according to actual conditions and is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0103] In the embodiment of the present invention, the flexible screen component 302 can be connected to the hinge component 306 by using glue dispensing technology. Optionally, the flexible screen component 302 and the hinge component 306 are firmly bonded by using z-direction glue dispensing.

[0104] Figure 7 A left view of an exemplary power spring provided in an embodiment of the present invention; the power spring 304 is used to support the flexible screen assembly 302;

[0105] The power spring assembly includes a bent state and a straight state; the power spring assembly is used to drive the wearable device to switch between the bent state and the straight state. The material of the power spring 304 is spring steel. When the power spring 304 is in the unfolded state, the longitudinal section of the power spring 304 is arc-shaped.

[0106] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the flexible screen assembly 302 and the power spring assembly 304 are installed in parallel above the hinge assembly 306. The power spring assembly is used to support the flexible screen assembly 302, and the power spring assembly includes a bent state and a straight state, so that the wearable device can be freely switched between different forms by the different states presented by the power spring bending, that is, the bent state and the straight state.

[0107] In some embodiments of the present invention, taking the wearable device as a wristband as an example, Fig.11 As shown, Fig.11 This is an optional bending view of the whole wearable device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. When the power spring 304 is in a bent state, the wearable device is in a bracelet shape. Fig. 9 As shown, Fig. 9This is a front view of an optional wearable device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. When the power spring 304 becomes straight, the wearable device is L-shaped.

[0108] In some embodiments of the present invention, exemplarily, the power spring assembly includes at least two power springs; the power spring assemblies 304 and 305 are installed in the accommodating cavity 3062 of the hinge assembly 306, and the power spring is arranged below the support plate 303 of the flexible screen assembly 302, that is, arranged in the lower cavity 3062 of the hinge assembly 306, and connected to the hinge assembly 306 through a hinge; wherein,

[0109] The left end of one of the power spring pieces 305 is connected to the left end of the hinge assembly 306 via a hinge, and the right end of the other power spring piece 304 is connected to the right end of the hinge assembly 306 via a hinge.

[0110] It should be noted that the left end of the power spring 305 is connected to the left end of the hinge assembly 306 by a hinge, and the right end of the power spring 305 is a free end, which can be stretched and bent in the horizontal direction, which is more conducive to protecting the flexible screen assembly 302; similarly, the right end of the power spring 304 is connected to the right end of the hinge assembly 306 by a hinge, but the left end of the power spring 304 is a free end, which can be stretched and bent in the horizontal direction, which is more conducive to protecting the flexible screen assembly 302. Moreover, the power spring assembly includes at least two power springs, which are staggered and stacked in sequence and connected to the hinge assembly 306 by a hinge.

[0111] The support plate 304 is located above the power spring sheet 304 , and the power spring sheet assembly is used to support and protect the flexible screen assembly 302 .

[0112] The power spring element components 304 and 305 include a bent state and a straight state; the power spring element components are used to drive the wearable device to switch between the bent state and the straight state.

[0113] In an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 A side view of an optional wearable device provided by an embodiment of the present invention, specifically, Figure 8This is a side view of the wearable device when the power spring assembly 304, 305 is in a straight state, and the flexible screen assembly 302 and the support plate 303 are both in a straight state. The length of the cover plate 3021 of the flexible screen assembly 302 is shorter than the length of the support plate 303 supporting the flexible screen assembly 302; the length of the support plate 303 is longer than the length of the flexible screen 3022, or they can be the same, but cannot be longer than the length of the flexible screen cover plate 3021. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific lengths of the flexible screen 3022, the support plate 303 and the flexible screen cover plate 3021, as long as they meet the above-mentioned length relationship.

[0114] In some embodiments of the present invention, the support plate 303 is made of a material having rigidity and bending properties.

[0115] The power spring element assembly includes at least two power spring elements, both of which are made of spring steel.

[0116] In the embodiment of the present invention, the support plate 303 has a certain rigidity in the thickness direction, and has good bending performance, and is mainly used to support the flexible screen assembly 302 and limit its bending shape. Since the power spring assembly includes a bending state and a straight state, the power spring assembly mainly drives the entire wearable device to switch between the straight state and the bending state. Among them, the power spring assembly includes at least one power sheet, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the number of power springs.

[0117] It should be noted that the material used for the support plate 303 with thickness-direction rigidity and bending properties may be spring steel, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0118] Optionally, the spring steel material may be a straight manganese steel sheet (eg, 65MN manganese steel) having good elastic bending properties, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0119] In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one power spring is used to provide more reliable support for the flexible screen and limit its bending shape during use.

[0120] It should be noted that a power spring is designed under the support plate 303, which is made of manganese steel coil steel sheet. The two ends of the power spring can be freely switched between straight and bent states, that is, straight state and bent state, after being acted upon by external force, thereby providing driving force for the entire wearable device to transform between the straight state and the bent state.

[0121] Fig.11 An optional whole-device bending view of a wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention, that is, in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig.11As shown in the figure, the wearable device is driven in the straight state and the curved state mainly by the power spring, which is made of spring steel. The driving principle of the power spring is to press the spring steel material to change its mechanical structure so that it is curled in its natural state. Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8 A side view of an optional wearable device provided in an embodiment of the present invention, after being flattened under the action of force, the middle arc reaches a straight state of mechanical balance.

[0122] It can be understood that using flat steel sheets as the supporting structure of the flexible screen assembly is simple and reliable and suitable for both bending and flattening forms. Using power springs made of spring steel as power spring assembly to drive the wearable device to switch between the two forms is simple and reliable.

[0123] In the embodiment of the present invention, the specific shape structure of the arc-shaped shell 307 is not limited here, and can be arc-shaped or other shapes. The specific shape structure needs to be designed according to the layout of the hardware and is not limited here. The arc-shaped shell 307 structure proposed in the embodiment of the present invention realizes flexible bending and reliable protection of the local component stacking space. The two ends of the arc-shaped shell 307 are connected to the two ends of the hinge assembly 306 by hinges, and such a connection is more flexible and stable.

[0124] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one hard volume block shell 131 is arranged flatly in the middle and both end portions of the lower layer of the supporting substrate 111 .

[0125] Optionally, the arc-shaped shell 307 of the wearable device adopts a soft-hard combination shell design, and a hard volume block shell can be set at the upper and lower flat positions corresponding to the wrist wear, so as to provide a reliable stacking space for the hard wearable device components. The embodiment of the present invention may not limit the number and position of other shells on each part of the wearable device.

[0126] In an embodiment of the present invention, all electrical hardware devices constituting the wearable device can be arranged in the stacking space of the arc-shaped shell 307, and the hardware devices include: the hardware device includes a processor, a memory, a communication module, a sensor module, an audio and video module, a battery module, and other electronic components required for the wearable device. The embodiment of the present invention is not limited, and the hardware devices can be electrically connected to the flexible screen assembly.

[0127] An embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable device, which includes: a silicone sleeve assembly 301, a flexible screen assembly 302, a hinge assembly 306, a power spring assembly 304 and an arc-shaped shell 307; the flexible screen assembly includes a cover plate 3021, a flexible screen 3022, and a support plate 303; wherein the support plate 303 is located in the neutral layer of the hinge assembly 306; a receiving groove 3071 is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell, and the receiving groove 3071 is used to receive the extended part of the flexible screen assembly 302; the two ends of the hinge assembly 306 are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell 307 by hinges; the arc-shaped shell 307 is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices. A accommodating groove 3071 is provided at one end of the arc-shaped shell 307, and the extended part of the flexible screen assembly 302 can be placed in the accommodating groove 3071, so that the overall structure of the wearable device is more compact, and the area of ​​the flexible screen assembly 302 per unit area of ​​the wearable device is increased, thereby solving the problem of too small screen and poor user experience in existing wearable devices!

[0128] Based on the structural description of the wearable device described above, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an assembly method of the wearable device, firstly assembling and pressing the hinge assembly 306 and the power spring sheet 304 together.

[0129] In the embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device may be a mobile wearable device, such as an electronic device such as a wristband, and the specific selection is made according to actual conditions, and the embodiment of the present invention does not make any specific limitation.

[0130] It should be noted that the power spring 304 and the power spring 305 can be made of manganese steel coil steel sheets. After being acted upon by external force, the two ends of the power spring can switch freely between the straight state and the bent state, that is, the straight state and the bent state, thereby providing driving force for the entire wearable device to transform its shape between the straight state and the bent state.

[0131] That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device is driven in the straight state and the curved state mainly by the power spring, which is made of spring steel. The driving principle of the power spring is to press the spring steel material to change its mechanical structure so that it is curled in its natural state. The specific form is as follows: Fig.11 As shown. Fig. 9 As shown, after being flattened under the action of force, the middle arc reaches a straight state of mechanical equilibrium.

[0132] It can be understood that using a power spring made of spring steel as a power component to drive the wearable device to switch between two forms is simple and reliable.

[0133] In an embodiment of the present invention, when at least one rigid volume block shell is a rigid volume block shell, the power component can be composed of a power sheet, which can directly penetrate the above-mentioned rigid volume block shell to serve as the implementation structure of a wristband or bracelet of a wearable device.

[0134] In the embodiment of the present invention, the arc-shaped shell 307 is obtained by molding a hard rubber material according to a preset mold shape, and the power spring element is obtained by molding a spring steel material according to a preset steel sheet mold.

[0135] Specifically, the spring steel material may be formed by stamping, forging or CNC forming, which is selected according to actual conditions and is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0136] In the embodiment of the present invention, a stacking space is formed on the arc-shaped shell 307 by riveting, and then the parts of the wearable device are fixed in the stacking space. At this time, the parts of the wearable device are fixed in the arc-shaped shell 307 of the wearable device.

[0137] Among them, the parts of the wearable device, that is, the electrical hardware devices, include integrated circuit components, batteries or cameras and other parts, which are specifically selected according to actual conditions and are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0138] In the embodiment of the present invention, a CNC machine tool can be used to process a structural shape on the outer surface of the arc-shaped shell 307 for setting a switch button hole, a card holder hole, a volume button hole and a speaker hole, etc. The specific shape can be selected according to actual conditions, and the embodiment of the present invention does not make any specific limitation.

[0139] It can be understood that the use of a flat steel sheet as the supporting structure of the flexible screen assembly 302 is simple and reliable and is suitable for both bending and flattening.

[0140] After the hinge assembly 306 and the power spring sheet 304 are assembled and pressed together, the flexible screen assembly 302 and the support plate 303 are arranged on the upper layer of the hinge assembly 306 .

[0141] In the embodiment of the present invention, the support plate 303 may be arranged on the upper layer of the hinge assembly 306 by riveting, gluing or the like.

[0142] It should be noted that the length of the support plate 303 represents the overall length of the wearable device. The length of the support plate 303 needs to conform to the wearing circumference of most people. The length can be specifically designed based on actual statistics, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit it.

[0143] After the flexible screen assembly 302 and the support plate 303 are arranged on the upper layer of the hinge assembly 306, the flexible screen assembly 302 and the silicone sleeve assembly 301 are glued together.

[0144] After the silicone sleeve assembly 301, the flexible screen assembly 302 and the hinge assembly 306 are assembled, the two ends of the hinge assembly 306 are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell 307 through hinges, so that the assembly can be formed as follows: Fig.11 The strap-shaped wearable device is shown.

[0145] In an embodiment of the present invention, glue is dispensed on the flexible screen assembly 302, and then the flexible screen assembly 302 after glue dispensing and the silicone sleeve assembly 301 are assembled. Finally, the assembled flexible screen assembly 302, silicone sleeve assembly 301, hinge assembly 306, power spring 304 and arc-shaped shell 307 are combined to obtain an assembled wearable device.

[0146] In the embodiment of the present invention, the glue dispensing process includes a mixed glue dispensing process and a hanging glue dispensing process, etc., which is specifically selected according to actual conditions and is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0147] It can be understood that the outer layer of the flexible screen component 302 of the wearable device is wrapped by the silicone sleeve component 301, and the good tensile and compression properties of silicone are used to achieve flexible bending of the entire wearable device and protect the flexible screen component 302.

[0148] In the embodiment of the present invention, it should be noted that the overall assembly sequence of the wearable device may vary according to different processing steps, and no limitation is given here.

[0149] It can be understood that since the wearable device can achieve different wearable device forms such as the straight state and the bent state of the wearable device through the power spring assembly, it is convenient to transform different wearable device forms according to actual needs, thereby reflecting the diversity and flexibility of the wearable device's form.

[0150] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention may take the form of hardware embodiments, software embodiments, or embodiments combining software and hardware. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0151] The present invention is described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of processes and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the processes in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in a block or multiple blocks.

[0152] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A function specified in one or more boxes.

[0153] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0154] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wearable device, characterized in that: include: Silicone sleeve assembly, flexible screen assembly, hinge assembly, power spring assembly and arc-shaped shell; The silicone sleeve assembly is connected to the hinge assembly via a buckle; The flexible screen assembly includes a cover plate, a flexible screen, and a support plate; wherein, The support plate is located at the neutral layer of the hinge assembly; The flexible screen assembly is installed below the silicone sleeve assembly and fixed on the hinge assembly, and the flexible screen assembly rotates with the rotation of the hinge assembly; The power spring assembly is installed in the accommodating cavity of the hinge assembly; A receiving groove is provided at one end of the arc-shaped housing, and the receiving groove is used to receive the extended portion of the flexible screen assembly; The two ends of the hinge assembly are respectively connected to the two ends of the arc-shaped shell through hinges; The arc-shaped housing is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to install hardware devices; The silicone sleeve assembly is sleeved on the outer surface of the flexible screen assembly, and the silicone sleeve assembly is used to protect the flexible screen assembly; The cover plate of the flexible screen assembly is located above the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly and an adhesive layer is provided between the two, and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly and the flexible screen of the flexible screen assembly can be bonded together through the adhesive layer; An adhesive layer is provided between the four sides of the support plate of the flexible screen assembly and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly, and the cover plate of the flexible screen assembly and the support plate of the flexible screen assembly can be bonded together through the adhesive layer; The arc-shaped shell is hollow to form a stacking space, and the stacking space is used to set hardware devices, including: a processor, a memory, a communication module, a sensor module, an audio and video module, a battery module and other electronic components required by the wearable device; The hardware device may be electrically connected to the flexible screen assembly; The power spring assembly comprises a first power spring and a second power spring; The power spring assembly is arranged on the lower layer of the support plate of the flexible screen assembly and is connected to the hinge assembly through a hinge; wherein, The left end of the first power spring is connected to the left end of the hinge assembly through a hinge, and the right end of the second power spring is connected to the right end of the hinge assembly through a hinge; The power spring assembly is used to support the flexible screen assembly; The power spring assembly includes a bent state and a straight state; The power spring assembly is used to drive the wearable device to switch between a bent state and a straight state; The material of the power spring is spring steel. When the power spring is in an expanded state, the longitudinal section of the power spring is arc-shaped; The hinge assembly includes at least two hinge mechanisms, a pair of hinge holes are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the hinge mechanism, and the surface formed by the points where the axes of the hinge holes are located constitutes the neutral layer.

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