This application claims priority to China Application Serial Number 201710064407.4, filed Feb. 4, 2017, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a wearable electronic device, and more particularly, to a wearable electronic device that can replace a battery.
With the progress of wearable electronic devices, many functionally oriented wearable electronic devices, such as smart watches or smart wristbands having functions such as GPS (Global Positioning System) function, heartbeat sensing, pace counting, and communicating are popular with consumers.
However, electronic devices having more functions tend to consume more power. Owing to sizes of wearable electronic devices are limited, capacities of batteries installed therein cannot be large, which cause the users to face the dilemma that the electronic devices may be charged every day.
Accordingly, how to provide a wearable electronic device to solve the aforementioned problems becomes an important issue to be solved by those in the industry.
An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a wearable electronic device which can be easily charged.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a wearable electronic device includes a host, a wearing member, and a backup power module. The host includes a functional module, a main power module, and an electrical connection port. The main power module is configured to supply power to the functional module. The electrical connection port is electrically connected to the main power module. The wearing member is connected to the host. The backup power module is detachably disposed at an upper region of the host to electrically couple the electrical connection port, so as to supply power to the main power module.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the backup power module is rotatably sleeved onto an outer edge of the wearing member.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing member has a first engagement structure. The backup power module has a second engagement structure. The wearing member and the backup power module rotating relative to each other make the first engagement structure be selectively engaged with the second engagement structure.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the electrical connection port is disposed at an outer edge of the host. The wearing member further includes a relay contact coupled to the electrical connection port. The backup power module further includes a power contact. When the first engagement structure and the second engagement structure are engaged with each other, the power contact is coupled to the relay contact.
According to another embodiment of the disclosure, a wearable electronic device includes a host, a wearing member, and a backup power module. The host includes a functional module, a main power module, and an electrical connection port. The main power module is configured to supply power to the functional module. The electrical connection port is electrically connected to the main power module. The wearing member is connected to the host. The backup power module is detachably disposed at a surrounding region of the host to electrically couple the electrical connection port, so as to supply power to the main power module.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the electrical connection port is disposed at a back surface of the host.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing member includes a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion is sleeved onto an outer edge of the host and at least exposes the electrical connection port. The backup power module further includes an abutting portion, an extending portion, and a power contact. The abutting portion is configured to abut against the sleeve portion. The extending portion is connected to the abutting portion and configured to face the back surface of the host when the abutting portion abuts against the sleeve portion. The power contact is disposed at the extending portion and configured to couple the electrical connection port.
According to another embodiment of the disclosure, a wearable electronic device includes a host, a wearing member, and at least one backup power module. The host includes a functional module, a main power module, and at least one electrical connection port. The main power module is configured to supply power to the functional module. The electrical connection port is electrically connected to the main power module. The backup power module is detachably disposed on the wearing member and configured to electrically couple the electrical connection port to supply power to the main power module.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing member includes a wearing portion. The wearing portion has at least one accommodating space configured to accommodate the backup power module. The accommodating space is connected to an edge of the host. The electrical connection port is located at the edge.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the accommodating space is an indentation.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing portion is configured to surround to form a wearing space. The indentation and the wearing space are respectively located at opposite sides of the wearing portion.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, a housing of the backup power module has at least one battery bay. The battery bay is configured to accommodate an external battery. The backup power module further includes a conductive contact. The conductive contact is disposed in the battery bay and configured to couple the external battery, so as to make the external battery supply power to the backup power module.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the backup power module is accommodated in the indentation and coupled to the electrical connection port. The battery bay faces a bottom of the indentation.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing member includes a wearing portion. The wearing portion has at least one accommodating space configured to accommodate the backup power module. The accommodating space is a hollow portion.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the host further includes a chassis. The functional module and the main power module are disposed in the chassis. The chassis has a slot. The electrical connection port is disposed in the slot. The backup power module is configured to insert into the slot to electrically couple the electrical connection port.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the wearing member includes a wearing portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion is connected to the wearing portion and sleeved onto an outer edge of the chassis.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the sleeve portion has a guide groove configured to guide the backup power module to insert into the slot.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the backup power module has an insertion portion and a power contact disposed on the insertion portion. The wearing member includes at least one wearing portion and at least one wire. The wearing portion has at least one through hole configured to be inserted by the insertion portion. The wire is embedded in the wearing portion and coupled to the electrical connection port. When the insertion portion inserts into the through hole, the power contact is coupled to the wire via an inner wall of the through hole, so as to make the backup power module to supply power to the main power module.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, two of the wearing portions surround to form a wearing space. Each of the wearing portions has a plurality of through holes. The insertion portion is configured to selectively insert into one of the through holes of one of the wearing portions and one of the through holes of another of the wearing portions, so as to adjust a size of the wearing space.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the backup power module further has a head portion connected to the insertion portion. An outer diameter of the head portion is greater than a diameter of the through hole.
Accordingly, the wearable electronic device of the present disclosure allows the backup power module to be detachably disposed at an upper region or a surrounding region of the host to supply power to the main power module, or to be detachably disposed on the wearing member and configured to electrically couple the electrical connection port to supply power to the main power module. Therefore, the wearable electronic device of the present disclosure can conveniently supply power to the main power module in the host by using the backup power module, and the backup power module does not affect user's wear comfort and the functional operations on the host during charging.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure as claimed.
The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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Specifically, the wearing member 120 includes a wearing portion 121 and a sleeve portion 122. The sleeve portion 122 is sleeved onto the outer edge of the chassis 111 of the host 110 and at least exposes a front surface of the host 110. For example, the front surface of the host 110 can be a display surface of a display module or a touch surface of a touch module, but the present disclosure is not limited in this regard. The wearing portion 121 is connected to the sleeve portion 122 and configured to wrap around a user's body (e.g., arm, wrist, ankle, neck, or other parts). For example, the wearing portion 121 can be a strap or a collar, but the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
In particular, the backup power module 130 of the present embodiment is rotatably sleeved onto an outer edge of the sleeve portion 122 of the wearing member 120. The backup power module 130 is ring-shaped, so as to expose the front surface of the host 110. Therefore, even though the backup power module 130 is disposed at the upper region of the host 110 to supply power to the main power module 113 in the chassis 111, a user can still operate on the front surface of the host 110 without any hindrance.
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In addition, in the present embodiment, the wearing member 120 further includes a relay contact 123. The relay contact 123 passes through the sleeve portion 122 and is coupled to the electrical connection port 114. The backup power module 130 further includes a power contact 132 (referring to
In some embodiments, the appearance of the sleeve portion 122 can be modified to cancel the relay contact 123, and the backup power module 130 rotatable relative to the wearing member 120 can be modified to make the power contact 132 be able to directly couple the electrical connection port 114. Furthermore, the engaging grooves originally formed on the sleeve portion 122 can be formed on the chassis 111 of the host 110 instead, so that the backup power module 130 can be detachably disposed at the upper region of the host 110 and rotatably sleeved onto an outer edge of the chassis 111. In some embodiments, the relay contact 123 can be cancelled, and the sleeve portion 122 can be modified for the electrical connection port 114 to pass through to be contacted by the power contact 132. In some embodiments, the wearing member 120 can cancel the sleeve portion 122 and direct connect the outer edge of the chassis 111 with the wearing portion 121.
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Specifically, the wearing member 220 includes a wearing portion 221 and a sleeve portion 222. The sleeve portion 222 is sleeved onto the outer edge of the chassis 211 of the host 210 and at least exposes a front surface and a back surface of the host 210, so as to expose the electrical connection port 214. The backup power module 230 further includes an abutting portion 231, an extending portion 232, and a power contact 233. The abutting portion 231 is configured to abut against the sleeve portion 222. The extending portion 232 is connected to the abutting portion 231 and configured to face the back surface of the chassis 211 of the host 210 when the abutting portion 231 abuts against the sleeve portion 222. The power contact 233 is disposed at the extending portion 232 and configured to couple the electrical connection port 214 located at the back surface of the host 210. Therefore, even though the backup power module 230 is disposed at the surrounding region of the host 210 to supply power to the main power module 213 in the chassis 211 (i.e., under the circumstances that a gap formed between the back surface of the host 210 and a user's body is enough for the extending portion 232 of the backup power module 230 to insert to make the power contact 233 on the extending portion 232 couple the electrical connection port 214), a user can still operate on the front surface of the host 210 without any hindrance.
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Specifically, the wearing member 320 includes a wearing portion 321 and a sleeve portion 322. The sleeve portion 322 is sleeved onto the outer edge of the chassis 311 of the host 310 and at least exposes a front surface of the host 310. The wearing portion 321 has a plurality of accommodating spaces respectively configured to accommodate the backup power modules 330. The accommodating spaces are connected to an edge of the chassis 311 of the host 310. The electrical connection ports 314 are located at the edge and respectively located in the accommodating spaces. In the present embodiment, the accommodating spaces are hollow portions 321a, but the present disclosure is not limited in this regard.
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In practical applications, the number of the hollow portions 321a on the wearing portion 321 and the number of the backup power modules 330 are not limited by the present embodiment and can be flexibly adjusted as needed.
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It should be pointed out that a difference between the present embodiment and the embodiment of
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In practical applications, the number of the battery bays 433 on the housing of the backup power module 430 and the number of the external batteries 435 are not limited by the present embodiment and can be flexibly adjusted as needed.
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Specifically, the host 510 further includes a chassis 511. The functional module 512 and the main power module 513 are disposed in the chassis 511, so they are shown in dashed lines in the figure. The chassis 511 has a slot 511a. The electrical connection port 514 is disposed in the slot 511a, so the electrical connection port 514 is shown in dashed lines in the figure. The backup power modules 530 are configured to insert into the slot 511a to electrically couple the electrical connection port 514. In addition, the wearing member 520 includes a wearing portion 521 and a sleeve portion 522. The sleeve portion 522 is connected to the wearing portion 521 and sleeved onto an outer edge of the chassis 511. The sleeve portion 522 has a guide groove 523 configured to guide the backup power modules 530 to insert into the slot 511a (i.e., the guide groove 523 is connected to the slot 511a). The wearing portion 521 has a plurality of indentations 524 (only one of the indentations 524 is labeled in
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Specifically, the backup power module 630 has an insertion portion 631 and a power contact 632 disposed on the insertion portion 631. The wearing member 620 includes two wearing portions 621, a sleeve portion 622, and at least one wire 623 (shown in a dashed line). The sleeve portion 622 is connected to the wearing portions 621 and sleeved onto an outer edge of the chassis 611. The wearing portions 621 surround to form a wearing space S. Each of the wearing portions 621 has at a plurality of through holes 621a (only one of the through holes 621a is labeled in
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In addition, the backup power module 630 further has a head portion 633 connected to the insertion portion 631. An outer diameter of the head portion 633 is greater than a diameter of the through hole 621a. Therefore, the head portion 633 of the backup power module 630 can be hold by a user to conveniently perform operations such as inserting the insertion portion 631 into the through hole 621a or rotating the entire backup power module 630.
According to the foregoing recitations of the embodiments of the disclosure, it can be seen that the wearable electronic device of the present disclosure allows the backup power module to be detachably disposed at an upper region or a surrounding region of the host to supply power to the main power module, or to be detachably disposed on the wearing member and configured to electrically couple the electrical connection port to supply power to the main power module. Therefore, the wearable electronic device of the present disclosure can conveniently supply power to the main power module in the host by using the backup power module, and the backup power module does not affect user's wear comfort and the functional operations on the host during charging.
Although the present disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
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201710064407.4 | Feb 2017 | CN | national |