This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910402154.6, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on May 14, 2019 and entitled “SMART WEARABLE DEVICE”, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
This application relates to the technical field of communications devices, and in particular, to a smart wearable device.
As an informatization level rapidly improves and people attach more importance to physical and mental health, requirements for and applications of a smart wearable device that can monitor a physical health status in real time gradually increase. As the most important detection element in the wearable device, a heart rate monitoring element needs to perform monitoring in real time 24 hours a day in increasingly more application scenarios.
Currently, photoplethysmography (Photo Plethysmography, PPG for short), referred to as a photovoltaic method for short, is mainly used in the smart wearable device for heart rate monitoring. Such a heart rate monitoring method is based on a principle of absorption of light by a substance. To be specific, a light-emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode, LED) and a photodiode (Photo Diode, PD) of the smart wearable device irradiate a blood vessel for a period of time, and a heart rate is measured based on absorbance of blood. Specifically, when a beam on a specific wavelength that is emitted by the LED is irradiated on a skin surface, the beam is transmitted to the PD through transmission or reflection. In this process, due to attenuation of absorption by a skin muscle and the blood, intensity of light detected by the PD decreases. Reflection of skin, bones, flesh, and fat of a human body to light is a fixed value, and volumes of capillaries, arteries, and veins ceaselessly increase or decrease with pulse under the action of the heart. When the heart contracts, a peripheral blood volume is the largest, light absorption is the largest, and the intensity of the light detected by the PD is the lowest. When the heart relaxes, the contrary is the case, and the intensity of the light detected by the PD is the highest. In this way, the intensity of the light received by the PD is in a pulsatile change accordingly.
Currently, a reflective photovoltaic method is a most commonly used method for detecting a heart rate. In the reflective photovoltaic method, a light-emitting diode and a photodiode are located on a same side of a to-be-measured part, and reflected light is mainly measured. Advantages of this method for measuring the heart rate are as follows: The method is quite simple, and there are very low requirements for the to-be-measured part, and nearly all positions with comparatively smooth tissue and little subcutaneous fat can be measured, for example, the forehead and the wrist. Therefore, this method is used in most smart wearable devices such as a smart band and a smartwatch to measure the heart rate.
Currently, there is a smart wearable device that can detect a heart rate. The smart wearable device includes a display screen and a rear cover that are disposed opposite to each other. As shown in
In the prior art, usually, a thickness of the LED lens 002 is approximately 0.8 mm, and the spacing between the light-emitting diode 001 and the LED lens 002 is approximately 0.3 mm. Consequently, comparatively large power consumption is caused in a process in which the light emitted by the light-emitting diode 001 passes through a comparatively thick LED lens 002, and this affects transmittance of the light emitted by the light-emitting diode 001. However, to ensure a detection effect, irradiation power of the light-emitting diode 001 needs to be increased, and consequently, power consumption of the light-emitting diode 001 is relatively large, and real-time monitoring 24 hours a day cannot be supported. This finally affects product endurance.
Embodiments of this application provide a smart wearable device. A main objective is to provide a smart wearable device that can improve transmittance of light emitted by a light generator and reduce power consumption caused when the light emitted by the light generator is transmitted to a to-be-measured part, to further improve endurance of the smart wearable device.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the following technical solutions are used in the embodiments of this application.
According to a first aspect, this application provides a smart wearable device. The smart wearable device includes a display screen and a rear cover that engages with the display screen, and further includes: a light generator and a light receiver, where the light generator and the light receiver are disposed in a mounting cavity formed after the display screen engages with the rear cover, the light generator is configured to emit light to an outer side of the rear cover, the light receiver is configured to receive light transmitted from the outer side of the rear cover, the light generator is disposed on a first control panel, the light receiver is disposed on a second control panel, and the light generator is disposed closer to the rear cover than the light receiver.
In the smart wearable device provided in this embodiment of this application, the light generator is disposed on the first control panel, the light receiver is disposed on the second control panel, and the light generator is disposed closer to the rear cover than the light receiver. In this way, when the light emitted by the light generator passes through the rear cover and is irradiated to a to-be-measured part, a path through which the light passes is shortened in comparison with a path through which the light passes in the prior art, transmittance of the light emitted by the light generator is improved, and illumination loss caused by the light in an illumination process is further reduced. Therefore, endurance of the entire smart wearable device is improved, and use performance of the entire smart wearable device is finally improved.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the smart wearable device further includes a package structure configured to package the light generator, a placement cavity is formed inside the package structure, the light generator is disposed in the placement cavity, a surface of the package structure that is opposite to a light-emitting surface of the light generator is a transparent surface, and the transparent surface of the package structure is mounted at an opening provided on the rear cover. The light generator is disposed in the placement cavity of the package structure, and then the package structure is mounted at the opening of the rear cover. In this way, while it is ensured that the light generator is closer to the rear cover and it is therefore ensured that the light generator is closer to the to-be-measured part, the light generator and the package structure are integrated to form a module, and this facilitates mounting.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the light-emitting surface of the light generator is attached to the transparent surface. The light-emitting surface of the light generator is attached to the transparent surface, in other words, there is no gap between the light-emitting surface of the light generator and the transparent surface. In this way, a reflection phenomenon caused when the light emitted by the light generator is irradiated onto the transparent surface can be avoided, to further improve transmittance of the light.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, a material of the package structure is a transparent material, and a light shielding structure is disposed on a surface of the package structure that is opposite to the light receiver. When the light shielding structure is used, the following phenomenon can be effectively prevented: The light emitted by the light generator passes through the package structure and is scattered to the light receiver, and the light receiver directly receives the light emitted by the light generator, an interference signal is formed, and a useful signal is submerged.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, a side face of the package structure is a step structure. The side face of the package structure is set to the step surface, to add a waterproof path, so that waterproof performance of the entire smart wearable device is improved.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the smart wearable device further includes a package structure configured to package the light generator, a material of the package structure is a transparent material, a light-emitting surface of the light generator faces the package structure, the light generator is connected to the package structure by using a transparent adhesive layer, and the package structure is mounted at an opening provided on the rear cover. The package structure is bonded to the package structure by using the transparent adhesive layer, so that while it is ensured that the light generator is closer to the rear cover and it is therefore ensured that the light generator is closer to the to-be-measured part, a connection structure is simple, and implementation is facilitated.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the transparent adhesive layer is arranged along an edge of the light-emitting surface of the light generator, and a light shielding structure is disposed on a side wall of the transparent adhesive layer that is opposite to the light receiver. While it is ensured that the transparent adhesive layer connects the package structure and the light generator, the transparent adhesive layer is arranged along the edge of the light-emitting surface of the light generator, and then, the light shielding structure is disposed on the side wall of the transparent adhesive layer that is opposite to the light receiver, to effectively avoid, by using the light shielding structure, a phenomenon that the light emitted by the light generator passes through the transparent adhesive layer and is scattered to the light receiver and the light receiver directly receives the light, an interference signal is formed, and a useful signal is submerged.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the light shielding structure is a light shielding film layer. When the light shielding film layer is used as the light shielding structure, a simple structure is implemented, implementation is facilitated, and manufacturing costs are also relatively low.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, a unidirectional transparent structure is disposed on a side of the package structure that is away from the light-emitting surface of the light generator, and the unidirectional transparent structure is configured to transmit light emitted by the light generator out of the package structure, and is configured to prevent light outside the package structure from passing through the package structure. It is ensured, by using the unidirectional transparent structure, that the light emitted by the light generator can be transmitted, and an internal structure is invisible from the outside. This improves aesthetic appearance of the entire smart wearable device.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the unidirectional transparent structure is a unidirectional transparent film layer disposed on the side of the package structure that is away from the light-emitting surface of the light generator. When the unidirectional transparent film layer is used as the unidirectional transparent structure, a structure of the unidirectional transparent structure is simple and easy to implement while it is ensured that the internal structure is invisible from the outside.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the side of the package structure that is away from the light-emitting surface of the light generator is a curved surface that is bent in a direction away from the rear cover. The side of the package structure that is away from the light-emitting surface of the light generator is the curved surface that is bent in the direction away from the rear cover, so that it is easier to attach the package structure to the to-be-measured part, and further, the light generator is made closer to the to-be-measured part. This prevents a reflection phenomenon that directly occurs on light irradiated to the to-be-measured part, and avoids a case in which directly emitted light interferes with light absorbed by the to-be-measured part and even submerges a useful signal.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, a material of the package structure is selected from transparent materials such as transparent ceramic, transparent glass, transparent plastic, and transparent gem.
In a possible implementation of the first aspect, there are a plurality of light receivers, the plurality of light receivers are arranged in a regular shape, and the light generator is disposed at a central position of the plurality of light receivers in the regular shape; or there are a plurality of light generators, the plurality of light generators are arranged in a regular shape, and the light receiver is disposed at a central position of the plurality of light generators in the regular shape.
Embodiments of this application relate to a smart wearable device. Concepts involved in the foregoing embodiments are briefly described below.
Printed circuit board (Printed Circuit Board, PCB).
Light-emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode, LED).
Photodiode (Photo Diode, PD).
As shown in
The light generator 3 and the light receiver 5 are respectively disposed on the corresponding first control plate and second control plate 7, and then the light generator 3 is disposed closer to the rear cover 2 than the light receiver 5. In this way, a distance between the light generator 3 and the rear cover 2 is reduced in comparison with the prior art, and therefore, a distance between the light generator 3 and a to-be-measured part is reduced. When the light emitted by the light generator 3 is irradiated to the to-be-measured part, a path through which the light passes is shortened in comparison with a path through which the light passes in the prior art, so that illumination loss caused by the light in an illumination process is reduced. Therefore, transmittance of the light emitted by the light generator 3 is transmitted, and endurance of the entire smart wearable device is improved. In addition, the light generator 3 and the light receiver 5 are not located on a same plane, so that mutual light leakage impact between the light generator 3 and the light receiver 5 is greatly weakened, and a phenomenon in which normal reception of a reflected signal by the light receiver 5 is interfered with and affected is also weakened. If the smart wearable device has a heart rate monitoring function, heart rate monitoring accuracy can be significantly improved, and finally, use performance of the entire smart wearable device is improved, and user experience is improved.
There are a plurality of packaging manners for the light generator 3. In some implementations, as shown in
When the package structure shown in
In the package structure shown in
When the smart wearable device is used as a heart rate detection device, it is required to ensure as far as possible that a light reflection phenomenon does not occur on the light (as shown in
To prevent light reflection caused by the gap between the light generator 3 and the package structure 4, as shown in
Similarly, to prevent light reflection caused by the gap between the package structure 4 and the to-be-measured part, as shown in
In the foregoing embodiment, the surface of the package structure 4 that is opposite to the light-emitting surface of the light generator 3 is the transparent surface, to ensure that the light emitted by the light generator 3 is irradiated to the to-be-measured part. However, in specific implementation, an entirely transparent package structure 4 is usually directly used. In this way, it is convenient to draw materials, and costs are also reduced correspondingly. For example, the material of the package structure 4 may be selected from a transparent material, and the package structure 4 may be selected from, including but not limited to, transparent ceramic, transparent glass, transparent plastic, and transparent sapphire.
When the package structure shown in
There are a plurality of implementations for the light shielding structure. For structure simplicity and convenience of implementation, as shown in
Generally, the smart wearable device is a smartwatch, a smart band, or the like, and is prone to be in contact with water in use. Therefore, waterproof performance of the smart wearable device is also a key factor for performance of the smart wearable device. In this application, to enable the smart wearable device to have a waterproof function, a waterproof function is improved by adding a water inlet path. As shown in
In this embodiment of this application, the transparent surface of the package structure 4 is directly inlaid on the rear cover 2, in other words, is directly exposed. When an entirely transparent material is used for the package structure 4, a unidirectional transparent structure is disposed on a side of the package structure 4 that is away from the light-emitting surface of the light generator 3, and the unidirectional transparent structure is configured to transmit the light emitted by the light generator 3 out of the package structure 4, and is configured to prevent light outside the package structure 4 from passing through the package structure 4. In this way, it can be ensured that the light generator 3 passes through the package structure 4 and is irradiated only to the to-be-measured part, but the light generator 3 inside the smart wearable device is invisible from the outside. This improves aesthetic appearance of the smart wearable device.
There are a plurality of structures for the unidirectional transparent structure. For structure simplicity and convenience of implementation, as shown in
The package structure 4 is in a plurality of shapes. In some implementations, as shown in
To prevent a case in which relatively large power consumption is caused when the light emitted by the light generator 3 passes through the package structure 4, while compressive strength is ensured, a smaller thickness of the package structure 4 is preferred. For example, when the material of the package structure 4 is any one of transparent ceramic, transparent glass, or transparent plastic, a thickness of a packaging surface of the package structure 4 is 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm; and when the material of the package structure 4 is transparent gem, the thickness of the packaging surface of the package structure 4 is less than 0.3 mm. In comparison with an existing package structure of 0.8 mm, the thickness is obviously reduced, in other words, power consumption is obviously reduced.
When the package structure 4 shown in
The light generator 3 is bonded to the package structure 4 by using the transparent adhesive layer 10. Therefore, for convenience of material selection, an entirely transparent package structure 4 is directly selected. For example, the material of the package structure 4 may be selected from a transparent material, and the package structure 4 may be selected from, including but not limited to, transparent ceramic, transparent glass, transparent plastic, and transparent sapphire.
In some implementations, to ensure that the smart wearable device has a waterproof function, a side face of the package structure 4 is also designed as a step structure. The side face of the package structure is set to the step surface, to add a water inlet path from the outer side of the rear cover 2 to an inner side of the rear cover.
In the embodiment shown in
When the light generator 3 and the package structure 4 are connected by using the transparent adhesive layer 10, the light generator 3 is disposed near the rear cover 2, the light generator 3 and the light receiver 5 are not located on a same plane, and mutual light leakage impact between the light generator 3 and the light receiver 5 is greatly weakened, but to further prevent the light emitted by the light generator 3 from being leaked to the light receiver 5 and affecting light reception of the light receiver 5, the transparent adhesive layer 10 is arranged along an edge of the light-emitting surface of the light generator 3, and a light shielding structure is disposed on a side wall of the transparent adhesive layer 10 that is opposite to the light receiver 5. In this way, it is ensured that the light generator 3 and the package structure 4 are connected by using the transparent adhesive layer 10, and through disposing of the light shielding structure, the light emitted by the light generator 3 is prevented from passing through the transparent adhesive layer 10 and being irradiated to the light receiver 5. In specific implementation, light shielding ink may be coated on an inner wall of a hole provided on the rear cover 2, and the light shielding ink forms the light shielding structure.
For example, the light shielding structure is a light shielding film layer disposed on a side wall of the transparent adhesive layer 10 that is opposite to the light receiver 5. The light shielding film layer provided in this embodiment of this application is used as the light shielding structure. In comparison with an existing retaining wall or light shielding foam that is used as the light shielding structure, a simple structure is implemented, small space is occupied, and a manufacturing process is also simple and convenient, and therefore, manufacturing costs of the entire smart wearable device are reduced.
In some implementations, as shown in
To improve and ensure monitoring efficiency of the smart wearable device, as shown in
The light generator 3 provided in the embodiments of this application may be an LED lamp, the light receiver 5 may be a PD, and the first control panel and the second control panel may be PCB boards.
The smart wearable device provided in the embodiments of this application may be a smartwatch, a smart band, or another wearable device. A specific structure is not limited herein.
In the descriptions of this specification, the described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in a proper manner in any one or more of the embodiments or examples.
The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201910402154.6 | May 2019 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/090019 | 5/13/2020 | WO | 00 |