Smart apparel with application device base

By combining the device base and transmission cable in smart clothing, the problems of easy damage and inconvenience in cleaning the sensing device during movement are solved, achieving a stable connection and waterproof protection, extending the service life and reducing costs.

CN116725268BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-16AMPAK TECH
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Application Number
CN202210200953.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-03-03
Publication Date
2026-01-16
Estimated Expiration
2042-03-03

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Technical Problem

Existing smart clothing suffers from short lifespan and high cost due to the fact that the sensors used in exercise are easily damaged and difficult to clean, making it hard to promote.

Method used

Design a structure that combines a device base with smart clothing, using metal external contacts, circuit boards, and transmission cables to achieve a stable connection and waterproof protection for the electronic device, support motion monitoring, and allow for disassembly and washing.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a secure connection and waterproof protection for electronic devices, extends their service life, reduces maintenance costs, is suitable as a consumable replacement, and enhances user experience and promotional potential.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of smart clothing of device base application, wherein device base includes a upper shell and a lower shell, there is a circuit board between the upper shell and the lower shell, the metal contact of the top surface of the circuit board is exposed to the upper shell to form multiple metal contact points, and the flat cable interface of the bottom surface of the circuit board is exposed to the lower shell, and the bottom surface of the lower shell is formed with flat cable groove towards each flat cable interface, to guide transmission wire along the flat cable groove and insert into the flat cable interface, and the device base is combined on the clothing body using a soft pad, and is equipped with waterproof protective layer to avoid circuit components and transmission wire damage when washing, device base can be used for motion state monitoring when electronic device is installed.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a device base and smart clothing applying the same. The device base is a base capable of loading sensing or computing electronic devices, which is arranged on the smart clothing and can assemble the electronic devices on the device base during the movement to monitor the movement state. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the modern busy environment, people are faced with various huge pressures, which indirectly leads to physiological and psychological health problems. Therefore, the concept of exercise fitness becomes an important channel to relieve stress.

[0003] In order to exercise more effectively, many professional athletes use electronic exercise equipment during training to record the physiological state during exercise, so as to provide a modern scientific training to improve the efficiency of exercise and further understand their own physical condition.

[0004] For the sake of convenience, many manufacturers have developed products combining sensing devices on clothing in recent years. Some methods directly suspend the wires outside the clothes, which not only makes it inconvenient to wear, but also hinders the movement and comfort of the wearer. Some products use rivet buckles to directly buckle the sensing device on the fabric and then pull the wire and fix it. However, this method is very difficult to process and mass-produce, and once a part is damaged due to pulling, the entire garment and the sensing device on it cannot be used and must be scrapped, which is very environmentally unfriendly and wasteful.

[0005] In addition, since this type of product is mostly used during exercise, post-exercise cleaning is inevitable. If the sensing device and its wire are directly buckled on the fabric, even if some are waterproof, they are still easy to damage or destroy the sensing device itself during the cleaning process. Since the sensing device is relatively expensive, the price of this type of smart clothing cannot be reduced. This will cause great resistance to purchase for the user due to the short service life and high cost, making it more difficult to promote this type of product. Therefore, an environmentally friendly and economical design is needed to make smart clothing more suitable for the needs of users. SUMMARY

[0006] The purpose of the present application is to provide a device base and smart clothing applying the same, which has a simple structure and is easy to operate. The device base is a base capable of loading sensing or computing electronic devices, which is arranged on the smart clothing and can assemble the electronic devices on the device base during the movement to monitor the movement state.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present application discloses a device base for electrically connecting with an electronic device having a plurality of metal external contact points on a surface, wherein the device base comprises:

[0008] an upper housing having a plurality of first perforations on a surface, and at least one positioning edge wall extending upwardly from an edge of the upper housing, the positioning edge wall having at least one first positioning structure therearound, the electronic device being fixed to a range surrounded by the positioning edge wall through the first positioning structure, and the first perforations being positioned corresponding to positions of the metal external contact points of the electronic device, and a concave positioning portion being provided at a periphery of a bottom surface of the upper housing;

[0009] a circuit substrate having a plurality of metal contact pieces penetrating therethrough, a top surface of the circuit substrate being attached to an underside of the upper housing, the metal contact pieces penetrating through the first perforations to form a plurality of metal contact points, the metal contact points being in contact with the metal external contact points, and a plurality of flat cable interfaces being provided on a bottom surface of the circuit substrate; and

[0010] a lower housing having at least one first convex positioning portion provided at a periphery of a top surface of the lower housing, the first convex positioning portion being positioned in the concave positioning portion to combine the lower housing with the upper housing, and to cover the circuit substrate between the upper housing and the lower housing, a plurality of second perforations being provided on a surface of the lower housing corresponding to positions of the flat cable interfaces of the circuit substrate, to allow the flat cable interfaces of the circuit substrate to penetrate out of the second perforations, and a first flat cable groove being formed in the second perforations from an edge of a bottom surface of the lower housing to the second perforations, to allow a conversion connector at either end of a transmission wire to be inserted into the flat cable interfaces in the second perforations along the first flat cable groove.

[0011] wherein a soft pad is extended around a periphery of the upper housing or the lower housing outwardly, a second flat cable groove is formed in the soft pad from a bottom surface of the soft pad inwardly to the first flat cable groove, and a slope of the second flat cable groove is the same as a slope of the first flat cable groove, to extend the second flat cable groove and the first flat cable groove to a continuous flat surface.

[0012] wherein the electronic device is a sensing device, a stimulating device, a processing and operation device, or a combination thereof.

[0013] wherein the transmission wire is an elastic and stretchable band, and a plurality of metal wires in a wave shape or a zigzag shape are arranged inside the elastic and stretchable band, and the metal wires are connected to the conversion connector.

[0014] The adapter connector at one end of the transmission wire is connected to the flat cable interface of the device base, and the adapter connector at the other end of the transmission wire is connected to the flat cable interface of another device base, the flat cable interface of a battery device, or the flat cable interface of an electrode patch.

[0015] The soft gasket comprises a second convex positioning portion and forms a combined hole, the second convex positioning portion is combined with the first convex positioning portion in the concave positioning portion, and the lower shell is tightly fitted in the combined hole, so that the periphery of the lower shell extends outwardly beyond the soft gasket.

[0016] The periphery of the upper shell extends outwardly and is surrounded by a soft gasket.

[0017] The application further discloses an intelligent clothing using the device base, which comprises:

[0018] at least one device base as described above;

[0019] a clothing body having a surface layer, at least one opening is formed in the surface layer, the device base passes through the opening, and the soft gasket is attached to the inner surface of the surface layer, so that the upper shell is exposed outside the surface layer, and the flat cable interface of the circuit board faces the inside of the surface layer; and

[0020] at least one transmission wire, an adapter connector at either end of the transmission wire is inserted into the flat cable interface in the second through hole along the second flat cable groove and the first flat cable groove, and the transmission wire extends from the inner surface of the surface layer in any direction, and a waterproof protective layer is combined with the inner surface of the surface layer to cover the bottom surface of the lower shell and the extension range of the transmission wire.

[0021] Further comprising at least one battery device having a flat cable interface and / or at least one electrode patch having a flat cable interface, and the transmission wire extends from the inner surface of the surface layer to connect the flat cable interface of another device base, the flat cable interface of the battery device, or the flat cable interface of the electrode patch.

[0022] The upper surface of the transmission wire is further provided with a waterproof surface layer, and the waterproof protective layer is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the surface layer by adhesion or sewing.

[0023] Therefore, the technical scheme of the present application provides a base for placing an electronic device with sensing function, stimulating function or computing function, which is combined with a garment and can electrically connect the bases on the garment through the special structure of waterproof and transmission wire. Therefore, when there is a need for movement, the electronic device only needs to be placed on the base, and the signal can be transmitted to the electronic device on the other base for movement state monitoring and computing. When cleaning is needed, the electronic device can be removed for cleaning to avoid damage or destruction of the expensive electronic device. The base and the transmission wire of the present application are waterproof, so they can withstand a certain number of cleanings. The garment and the base are cheap, so even if they are damaged by cleaning, consumers can buy another one to replace it as a consumable. Therefore, the present application is a best solution. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1A Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0025] Figure 1B Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0026] Figure 1C Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0027] Figure 1D Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0028] Figure 2 Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0029] Figure 3A Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0030] Figure 3B Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0031] Figure 3C Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0032] Figure 3D Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0033] Figure 4A Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0034] Figure 4B Exploded structural side view of the base of the first embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0035] Figure 4C The base assembly cross-sectional structure diagram of the third embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0036] Figure 4D The base assembly three-dimensional structure diagram of the third embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0037] Figure 5A The base assembly cross-sectional structure diagram of the third embodiment of the device base of the present application.

[0038] Figure 5B The inner surface diagram of the smart clothing of the present application.

[0039] Figure 5C The outer surface diagram of the smart clothing of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Other technical contents, features and effects of the present application will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0041] As used herein, the articles "a", "an", and "any" refer to one or more (i.e., at least one) of the grammatical articles. For example, "a component" means one component or more than one component.

[0042] As used herein, the term "disposed" describing a relationship of structure assembly means that the structures are not easily separated or fallen after being assembled, which can be fixed connection, detachable connection, integrally formed connection, mechanical connection, electrical connection, or direct physical connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium, such as any combination of using threads, dowels, buckles, nails, adhesives or high frequency.

[0043] As used herein, the terms "protruding", "recessing", "penetrating", "forming" or "extending" describing a relationship of structure assembly means that one structure or multiple structures are combined into the same body during manufacturing, or corresponding structures on the same body due to different positions, shapes and functions.

[0044] As used herein, the terms "inward", "internal" describing a position of structure means close to the center of the structure body, or non-exposed position in use; the term "inward" means towards the center of the structure body, or towards the non-exposed position in use; the terms "outward", "external" means away from the center of the structure body, or exposed position in use; the term "outward" means towards the center of the structure body, or towards the exposed position in use.

[0045] As used in this article, the term "above" to describe the location of a structure refers to any surface position of the structure, not the commonly used directional "above" or "on top." The terms "above" and "below" to describe the location of a structure refer to the directionality of the structural position under conventional usage.

[0046] Device base of Embodiment 1:

[0047] The device base of Embodiment 1 of the present invention can be mounted on clothing to become the smart clothing of Embodiment 2. The device base can be combined with an electronic device to provide users with computational control for measuring electrocardiogram or electromyographic signals, stimulating muscles, or performing other monitoring or measurement during exercise. The electronic device can be a sensing device, a stimulation device, a processing device, or a combination thereof, packaged into a single device according to the needs of the designer and manufacturer.

[0048] In the first embodiment, the electronic device can be an EMS-IMU packaged with an electrical muscle stimulator (EMS) and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), providing electrical muscle stimulation and sensing limb movements. In the second embodiment, the electronic device can be an EMG-IMU packaged with an electromyography (EMG) sensor and an inertial measurement unit, providing both electromyographic sensing and limb movement sensing. In the third embodiment, the electronic device can be a computational control device. The device base can be adjusted to accommodate the size of the electronic device, the position and number of electrical contacts, and the connection requirements between the electronic device and other devices, but the overall design concept remains the same, and therefore is described together below. Only when initially describing the component are the component symbols for the three versions shown; thereafter, only the component symbols of the first embodiment will be used as representative. Differences will be represented by the component symbols of the different versions and described separately.

[0049] Please see Figures 1A-1D First embodiment Figures 3A-3D The second embodiment and Figures 4A-4DThe third embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 6. The electronic device 1, 4, 6 has the required functions and components packaged into one unit. A plurality of metal external contacts 12, 42, 62 are provided on the bottom surface 13, 43, 63 of the electronic device for electrical connection with the outside world. A plurality of second positioning structures 11, 41, 61 (and / or 61') are provided on the side of the electronic device. The number and distribution of the metal external contacts 12 depend on the design of the internal circuit of the electronic device 1. The device base 2, 5, 7 is used to electrically connect with the electronic device 1, 4, 6, respectively. The device base 2 can transmit the signals generated by the electronic device 1 to the outside or receive signals from the outside and transmit them to the electronic device 1.

[0050] The device base 2, 5, 7 comprises an upper housing 21, 51, 71, a circuit board 22, 52, 72, and a lower housing 23, 53, 73. The device base 2, 5, 7 further comprises a soft pad 24, 54, 74. The upper housing 21, 51, 71 comprises a plurality of first through holes 211, 511, 711, a positioning edge wall 212, 512, 712, first positioning structures 213, 513, 713, and a concave positioning portion 214, 514, 714. The circuit board 22, 52, 72 has a top surface 221, 521, 721 and a bottom surface 222, 522, 722, and comprises a flat cable interface 2221, 5221, 7221 and metal contacts 223, 523, 723. The lower housing 23, 53, 73 comprises first convex positioning portions 231, 531, 731, second through holes 232, 532, 732, and a first flat cable groove 233, 533, 733. The soft pad 24, 54, 74 comprises second convex positioning portions 241, 541, 741, a combination port 242, 542, 742, and a second flat cable groove 243, 543, 743. The flat cable interface 2221, 5221, 7221 is connected with the adapter connector 31, 31', 31".

[0051] The surface of the upper housing 21 is provided with a plurality of first through holes 211. The number of the first through holes 211 is at least equal to the number of the metal external contacts 12 of the electronic device 1, so that each metal external contact 12 of the electronic device 1 can correspond to a first through hole 211. At least one positioning edge wall 212 is formed on the edge of the upper housing 21 and extends upward. The positioning edge wall 212 is provided with at least one first positioning structure 213 around it. The electronic device 1 is placed in the range surrounded by the positioning edge wall 212 and is fixed on the surface of the upper housing 21 by the first positioning structure 213 and the second positioning structure 11 of the electronic device 1 (the positioning structures 11, 213 are corresponding rotating buckle structures, so they can be fixed by rotating).

[0052] The circuit substrate 22 has a plurality of metal contact members 223 (e.g. conductive copper pillars) disposed therethrough, and a top surface 221 of the circuit substrate 22 is attached to the lower surface of the upper housing 21 such that a ring-shaped recessed positioning portion 214 is formed between the circuit substrate 22 and the edge wall of the bottom surface of the upper housing 21. The metal contact members 223 of the circuit substrate 22 are inserted through the first through hole 211 of the upper housing 21 to form a plurality of metal contact points for contacting the metal external contact points 12 of the electronic device 1 for electrical connection. In addition, the bottom surface 222 of the circuit substrate 22 protrudes a plurality of flat cable interfaces 2221, including but not limited to flexible printed circuit connectors.

[0053] The top surface of the lower housing 23 has at least one first protruding positioning portion 231 disposed at the edge thereof, which is combined with and positioned in the recessed positioning portion 214 of the upper housing 21 to cover the circuit substrate 22 between the upper housing 21 and the lower housing 23. The surface of the lower housing 23 has one or more second through holes 232 corresponding to the positions of the flat cable interfaces 2221, through which the flat cable interfaces 2221 of the circuit substrate 22 are exposed. The bottom surface of the lower housing 23 has a first flat cable groove 233 formed by recessing the edge thereof towards the second through hole 232, for inserting an adapter connector 31 of a transmission wire into the flat cable interface 2221 of the second through hole 232. The lower housing can further include a foolproof structure 534 to ensure that the upper housing and the lower housing are combined correctly.

[0054] The periphery of the upper housing 21 or the lower housing 23 can further extend outwardly to surround a soft pad 24, and the soft pad 24 has a combined opening 242 formed at the center thereof to expose the bottom surface of the lower housing 23 and the flat cable interfaces 2221 in the second through hole 232. The soft pad 24 can be used as a combination component of the device base 2 and smart clothing, for example, by adhering the soft pad 24 to the smart clothing. The bottom surface of the soft pad 24 is recessed to form a second flat cable groove 243 towards the first flat cable groove 233, and the slope of the second flat cable groove 243 is the same as that of the first flat cable groove 233, so that the second flat cable groove 243 and the first flat cable groove 233 extend out of a continuous flat surface, for smoothly inserting the adapter connector 31 along the first flat cable groove 233 and the second flat cable groove 243 into the flat cable interface 2221 of the second through hole 232, and for disposing the adapter connector 31 in the first flat cable groove 233 without protruding to affect the subsequent process of the smart clothing, and without easily damaging the transmission wire.

[0055] As Figure 2As shown, the transmission line 3 is a stretchable elastic band 33 with multiple wavy or sawtooth-shaped metal wires 32 arranged inside. The metal wires 32 are connected to the adapter 31. In this embodiment of the invention, the adapter 31 uses a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) to connect to the flat cable interface 2221 so that the sensing signal or control signal generated by the electronic device 1 can be transmitted through the transmission line 3 to the flat cable interface 2221 of another device base 2, a battery device, or an electrode patch connected to the adapter 31 at the other end of the transmission line 3.

[0056] The placement and design of the positioning sidewalls and positioning structures can be adjusted according to the shape, size, weight, or wiring of the electronic device. Therefore, the positioning structures corresponding to the lower housing and the soft pad may also be slightly adjusted. In addition, the number and orientation of the flat cable interfaces will also be adjusted according to the connection requirements between the electronic device and the smart clothing. Therefore, the position and orientation of the first flat cable groove in the lower housing and the second flat cable groove in the soft pad may also be adjusted accordingly, but none of this affects the main concept of the aforementioned device base.

[0057] For example Figures 1A-1D In the first embodiment / Figures 3A-3D In the second embodiment, the upper housing 21 / 51 is provided with four positioning sidewalls 212 / 512, and four first positioning structures 213 / 513 are used to rotate and lock the four second positioning structures 11 / 41 of the electronic device 1 / 4, so that the electronic device 1 / 4 is fixed within the area enclosed by the four positioning sidewalls 212 / 512. In order to facilitate the connection between the electronic device 1 / 4 and other electronic devices, a set of flat cable interfaces 2221 / 5221, a first flat cable groove 233 / 533, and a second flat cable groove 243 / 543 can be provided in each of the four vertical directions. At least one annular second convex positioning portion 241 / 541 is provided at the periphery of the top surface of the soft pad 24 / 54, and the first convex positioning portion 231 / 531 and the second convex positioning portion 241 / 541 can be inserted together into and positioned in the concave positioning portion 214 / 514 of the upper housing 21 / 51, and the lower housing 23 / 53 is tightly fitted in the combination hole 242 / 542, so that the lower housing 23 / 53 is combined with the upper housing 21 / 51, and the periphery of the lower housing 23 / 53 extends outward to surround the soft pad 24 / 54.

[0058] For example Figures 4A-4DIn the third embodiment, the edge of the upper housing 71 extends upward to form a surrounding positioning sidewall 712 to form a placement groove. At least one first positioning structure 713 is formed around the positioning sidewall 712. The first positioning structure 713 can be an opening or a groove to correspond to the movable positioning structure 61 or the fixed positioning structure 61' of the electronic device 6. The movable positioning structure 61 can be a button hook structure. At least one annular first convex positioning portion 731 is provided at the periphery of the top surface of the lower housing 73. A third positioning structure 7311 (e.g., a hole-shaped third positioning structure 7311 or a groove-shaped third positioning structure 7311') may further protrude from the first convex positioning portion 731. Therefore, when the lower housing 73 is combined with the upper housing 71, the first convex positioning portion 731 inserts into the concave positioning portion 714, and the third positioning structure 7311 is exposed in the open first positioning structure 713. This allows the movable positioning structure 61 of the electronic device 6 to insert into the open hole 73111 of the exposed third positioning structure 7311 after the electronic device 6 is placed within the area surrounded by the positioning sidewall 712. Additionally, the fixed positioning structure 61' can be engaged with the groove-shaped third positioning structure 7311', ensuring the electronic device 6 is securely placed in the placement groove. The soft pad 74 is formed by extending outward from the positioning sidewall 712 of the upper housing 71. To facilitate the connection of electronic device 6 with other electronic devices, multiple sets of flat cable interfaces 7221 and multiple corresponding first flat cable grooves 733 and second flat cable grooves 743 can be provided on both sides of the circuit board 72 in opposite directions.

[0059] Smart Clothing in Example 2:

[0060] like Figure 5A and 5B As shown, Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides a smart garment using the device base of Embodiment 1. The smart garment includes: the device base described in Embodiment 1, the garment body, and at least one transmission cable described in Embodiment 1. The garment body includes a fabric layer 81 and a waterproof protective layer 82. When attaching the device base 5 to the garment body 8, an opening 811 must first be cut into the fabric layer 81, and then the device base 5 is inserted through the opening 811. The soft pad 54 of the device base 5 is attached (bonded by heat pressing) to the inner surface of the fabric layer 81, while the upper shell 51 is exposed on the outside of the fabric layer 81. The flat cable interface 5221 of the circuit board 52 faces the inside of the fabric layer 81.

[0061] The other end of the transmission wire 3 is extended in any direction according to the transmission requirement inside the surface layer 81 after the adapter 31' of any end of the transmission wire 3 is inserted into the flat cable interface in the second flat cable groove and the first flat cable groove. In order to further protect the circuit components of the circuit board 52 and the transmission wire 3, a waterproof protective layer 82 is combined (stitched or hot-pressed bonded) on the inner surface of the surface layer 81 to cover the bottom surface of the lower shell 53 and the extended range of the transmission wire 3. In order to increase the waterproofness, a waterproof surface layer can be further laid on the inner surface of the surface layer 81, which can be correspondingly set and pasted with the waterproof protective layer 82 to completely cover the transmission wire 3; or the upper surface of the transmission wire 3 can be further laid with a waterproof surface layer, and the waterproof protective layer 82 is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the surface layer 81 by bonding or stitching.

[0062] As shown in Figure 5B different types of electronic devices, the transmission wire 3, at least one battery device with a flat cable interface or / and at least one electrode patch 83 with a flat cable interface are arranged on the clothing body 8, and the transmission wire can be observed from the inside of the clothing body 8 to extend from the inner surface of the surface layer to the flat cable interface of another device base, the flat cable interface of the battery device or the flat cable interface of the electrode patch. The electronic device can be the device base 2 of the EMS-IMU combined device, the device base 5 of the EMG-IMU combined device and / or the device base 7 of the operation control device, or the device base of the electronic device with a battery, which can be matched by the user according to the requirement. The clothing body 8 can be directly washed, and the consumables are more economical.

[0063] As shown in Figure 5C When the exercise is to be performed, the electronic device 1, 4, 6 can be mounted on the device base 2, 5, 7, and the electronic device 1, 4 is used to sense and transmit the sensing signal to the device base 7 through the device base 2, 5, and the electronic device 6 linked with the device base 7 receives and performs operation and control, such as controlling the power supply of the electronic device 1 to the electrode patch 83 to perform muscle stimulation through the electrode patch 83. Therefore, the smart clothing of the present application can not only receive the electrocardiogram signal, the electromyogram signal and the limb inertia signal to understand the exercise condition according to the set electronic device, but also can give muscle stimulation according to the exercise condition to improve the training result.

[0064] The present application has been disclosed through the above-mentioned embodiments, but is not intended to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art having ordinary knowledge, after understanding the technical features and embodiments of the present application, can make some changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the request item attached to the specification.

Claims

1. A smart apparel applying a device base, characterized by Comprising: at least one device base electrically connected with an electronic device having a plurality of metal external contacts on a surface, the device base comprising: an upper housing having a plurality of first perforations on a surface, and at least one positioning edge wall upwardly extended from a periphery of the upper housing, the positioning edge wall having at least one first positioning structure therearound, the electronic device being fixed within a range surrounded by the positioning edge wall through the first positioning structure, and the first perforations being positioned corresponding to positions of the metal external contacts of the electronic device, and a concave positioning portion being provided at a periphery of a bottom surface of the upper housing; a circuit board having a plurality of metal contact pieces penetrating therethrough, a top surface of the circuit board being attached to an underside of the upper housing, the metal contact pieces penetrating through the first perforations to form a plurality of metal contact points, the metal contact points being in contact with the metal external contacts, and a bottom surface of the circuit board being provided with a plurality of flat cable interfaces; and a lower housing having at least one first convex positioning portion at a periphery of a top surface of the lower housing, the first convex positioning portions being positioned within the concave positioning portion to combine the lower housing with the upper housing, and to cover the circuit board between the upper housing and the lower housing, and a plurality of second perforations being provided on a surface of the lower housing corresponding to positions of the flat cable interfaces to allow the flat cable interfaces of the circuit board to penetrate out of the second perforations, and a first flat cable groove being formed in the lower housing from a periphery of a bottom surface of the lower housing to the second perforations to allow a conversion connector at either end of a transmission wire to be inserted into the flat cable interface within the second perforations along the first flat cable groove; a soft pad being extended around a periphery of the upper housing or the lower housing outwardly, a second flat cable groove being formed in the soft pad from a bottom surface of the soft pad inwardly to the first flat cable groove, and a slope of the second flat cable groove being the same as a slope of the first flat cable groove to form a continuous flat surface extending from the second flat cable groove to the first flat cable groove; a garment body having a surface layer, at least one opening being formed in the surface layer, the device base penetrating through the opening, and the soft pad being attached to an inner surface of the surface layer to expose the upper housing outside the surface layer, and the flat cable interfaces of the circuit board being directed to an inner side of the surface layer; and at least one transmission wire, a conversion connector at either end of the transmission wire being inserted into the flat cable interface within the second perforations along the second flat cable groove and the first flat cable groove, and the transmission wire being extended from the inner surface of the surface layer to any direction, and an inner surface of the surface layer being combined with a waterproof protective layer to cover the bottom surface of the lower housing and an extension range of the transmission wire upwardly.

2. The smart apparel applying device dock of claim 1, wherein, further comprising at least one battery device having flat cable interfaces or / and at least one electrode patch having flat cable interfaces, and the transmission wire being extended from the inner surface of the surface layer to be connected to the flat cable interfaces of another device base, the flat cable interfaces of the battery device, or the flat cable interfaces of the electrode patch.

3. The smart garment applying the device base of claim 1, wherein, The transmission line material upper surface is further laid with a waterproof surface layer, and the waterproof protective layer is fixedly attached to the surface cloth layer inner surface by means of adhesion or sewing.

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