Wearable Strap With Embedded Electronics For Reliable Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable electronic devices face challenges in providing reliable and efficient coupling between the main body and strap, leading to reduced convenience and increased complexity in miniaturization and installation space requirements.
Innovation Solution
A wearable electronic device design featuring a strong coupling structure between the main body and strap, utilizing a substrate unit for electrical coupling of components, and incorporating a buckle with electronic components, such as a camera module and speaker, to facilitate mobility and miniaturization while maintaining reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic components are integrated into the strap to enable more functions, then the functionality and versatility of the wearable device is improved, but the structural complexity and difficulty of reliable coupling between main body and strap increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates electronic components (camera module, speaker, sensor) directly into the strap structure by nesting them within the strap's internal cavity. The strap serves as both a mechanical fastening element and a housing for electronic components, eliminating the need for separate mounting structures and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining enhanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical fastening to secure the wearable device to the user's body, houses and protects electronic components through its internal cavity, and serves as a mounting platform for additional sensors. This multi-functional design reduces the need for separate components and simplifies the overall structure.
2Reliability
If the coupling structure between main body and strap is strengthened to improve reliability, then the reliability and durability is improved, but the installation space requirement and device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the coupling structure with the strap's fastening mechanism by integrating a buckle or clasp directly into the strap assembly. This unified design provides strong mechanical coupling to ensure reliability while utilizing the existing strap structure, thereby avoiding additional space requirements for separate coupling components.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap utilizes flexible materials and thin-film construction to achieve both strength and flexibility. The flexible nature of the strap allows it to conform to the user's body while maintaining structural integrity for reliable coupling, and the thin-film design minimizes the volume required for the coupling structure.
3Weight of moving object
If the wearable device is miniaturized to improve portability and comfort, then the size and weight is reduced, but the available space for electronic components and installation area decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the third dimension by creating an internal cavity within the strap structure to house electronic components. Instead of expanding the device horizontally or vertically, the design exploits the depth dimension by forming a hollow space within the strap's cross-section, allowing component integration without increasing overall device size or weight.
Solution Approach 2:
Electronic components are nested within the strap's internal cavity, with smaller components arranged within the available space. The camera module, speaker, and sensors are positioned within the strap's hollow structure, maximizing the use of limited space while maintaining a compact overall device form factor.
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AI summary
A wearable electronic device and method of use are disclosed, including a main body, and at least one strap fixed to the main body. The strap includes a core member mounted with at least one electronic component, an electric connector disposed on the core member, and a band member enclosing at least one part of the core member disposed with the electric connector, wherein the at least one electronic component is electrically coupled to the main body through the electric connector.