CN116114985A - smart ring - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a smart ring, wherein, the smart ring includes a flexible circuit board and an external flexible sleeve; the flexible circuit board includes at least one stretching section and a non-stretching section connected with the stretching section; the A penetrating hole is formed around the outer flexible sleeve, and the penetrating hole is used for the user's fingers to pass through; the outer flexible sleeve is provided with an installation cavity; the flexible circuit board is installed in the installation cavity. The technical solution of the present invention enables the smart ring to be properly stretched according to the size of the user's finger, improves the use experience of the smart ring for the user, and makes the smart ring more practical.

Description

smart ring

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of smart devices, in particular to a smart ring.

Background technique

With the development of Internet technology and intelligent products, various intelligent wearable products have appeared on the market. Various intelligent wearable products are used to realize various detection and monitoring functions, and combined with the Internet to realize intelligence.

In addition, smart rings have recently become popular. Unlike traditional rings, smart rings not only have different electronic functions, but also can be flexibly designed according to requirements; common smart rings are integrated with The flexible circuit board of near-field communication can replicate various non-contact ICs and ID smart card chips, and is a passive smart device. In order not to affect the electronic control stability of the flexible circuit board, smart rings generally use materials with high structural strength to make the ring shell, so the ring shell is hard and indeformable, so that the smart ring cannot be properly stretched according to the size of the user's finger , causing the smart ring to bring a bad user experience to the user during actual use, and affecting the practicability of the smart ring.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a smart ring, which aims to allow the smart ring to be properly stretched according to the size of the user's finger, so as to improve the user experience of the smart ring and make the smart ring more practical.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the smart ring proposed by the present invention, the smart ring includes:

a flexible circuit board comprising at least one stretchable segment and a non-stretchable segment connected to the stretchable segment; and

An external flexible sleeve, the external flexible sleeve encloses and forms a penetration hole, and the penetration hole is used for the user's fingers to pass through; the external flexible sleeve is provided with an installation cavity; the flexible circuit board is installed on the mounting cavity.

In one embodiment, the outer flexible cover includes an inner soft rubber layer and an outer soft rubber layer, the outer soft rubber layer is connected to the inner soft rubber layer, and the outer soft rubber layer is connected to the inner soft rubber layer Layers enclose the mounting cavity.

In one embodiment, the outer soft rubber layer and the inner soft rubber layer are made of rubber materials.

In one embodiment, the thickness of the inner soft rubber layer gradually increases from one side to the other side.

In one embodiment, the inner soft rubber layer is provided with a plurality of first hollow holes, and the plurality of first hollow holes are arranged at intervals;

And/or, the outer soft rubber layer is provided with a plurality of second hollow holes, and the plurality of second hollow holes are arranged at intervals.

In one embodiment, the flexible circuit board is provided with a plurality of components, and the corresponding part of the outer soft rubber layer is provided with a plurality of sink holes;

And/or, the inner soft rubber layer is provided with a plurality of counterbore corresponding to the rest of the components.

In one embodiment, the stretching section includes an outer nylon braiding layer, a printed circuit film layer and an inner nylon braiding layer stacked in sequence, and a first For the hot melt adhesive layer, a second hot melt adhesive layer is provided between the inner nylon braided layer and the printed circuit film layer.

In one embodiment, the flexible circuit board includes three non-stretchable segments and three stretchable segments, the three non-stretchable segments and the three stretchable segments are arranged alternately in sequence set up.

In one embodiment, the stretching ratio of the stretching section is 30%.

The smart ring of the technical solution of the present invention includes a flexible circuit board and an external flexible sleeve; the external flexible sleeve encloses and forms a penetration hole, and the penetration hole is used for the user's fingers to pass through; the external flexible sleeve is provided with an installation cavity; the flexible circuit board Installed in the installation cavity; when the user's finger is inserted into the penetration hole, the outer flexible sleeve can be properly stretched according to the size of the user's finger due to the elasticity of the outer flexible sleeve, so that the entire smart ring can be stretched as needed To a certain diameter, so that the smart ring fits the user's finger better and is easy to put on or take off, thereby improving the user experience of the smart ring and making the smart ring more practical.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

Fig. 1 is the structure explosion diagram of smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the assembly of the flexible circuit board and the outer soft rubber layer of the smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the flexible circuit board of the smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view of A place in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a structural schematic view of a flexible circuit board of the smart ring according to the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the stretched section of the flexible circuit board of the smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of the inner soft rubber layer of the smart ring of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the outer soft rubber layer of the smart ring of the present invention.

Explanation of reference numbers:

label name label name 10 flexible circuit board 11e Inner nylon braid 10a electrode 20 External flexible sleeve 10b Master chip 20a penetration hole 10c Battery 20b Via 10d button twenty one Inner soft rubber layer 10e motor 21a Fourth counterbore 11 Stretch section 21b fifth counterbore 12 Non-stretchable segment twenty two Outer soft rubber layer 11a Outer nylon braid 22a first counterbore 11b The first hot melt adhesive layer 22b second counterbore 11c printed circuit film 22c third counterbore 11d Second hot melt adhesive layer the

The realization of the purpose of the present invention, functional characteristics and advantages will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relationship between the components in a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). Relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc., if the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions involving "first", "second" and so on in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes, and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist , nor within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

The invention provides a smart ring.

In the embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 , the smart ring includes a flexible circuit board 10 and an external flexible sleeve 20; Stretching section 12; outer flexible cover 20 encloses and forms penetration hole 20a, and penetration hole 20a is used for user's finger to pass through; External flexible cover 20 is provided with installation chamber (not shown), and flexible circuit board 10 is installed on mounting cavity.

Specifically, the flexible circuit board 10 is embedded into the installation cavity of the outer flexible sleeve 20 by in-mold injection molding. When the user's finger penetrates into the penetration hole 20a, the outer flexible sleeve 20 can be adjusted according to the user's The finger size can be properly stretched, and the normal operation of the electrical properties of the flexible circuit board 10 can also be ensured after a certain length of stretching is completed (the sample has been produced and verified), and the soft rubber layer of the stretching section 11 can also be Stretch, so that the entire smart ring can be stretched to a certain diameter as needed, so that it is easy to put on or take off. The ingenuity of this solution lies in the combination of the stretchable flexible circuit board 10 and the outer flexible sleeve 20, which can not only protect the safe use of the flexible circuit board 10, but also extend the stretchability of the flexible circuit board 10, making the flexible circuit board The board 10 can run more stably and at the same time can improve the user experience of the smart ring, making the smart ring more practical. The flexible circuit board 10 can be an open-loop structure or a closed-loop structure.

After the outer flexible sheath 20 is wrapped on the periphery of the flexible circuit board 10, since the outer flexible sheath 20 itself has a better stretch rate, the stretching section 11 on the flexible circuit board can still be stretched without affecting the electrical performance. It can ensure that the smart ring can still work normally after being enlarged from a small diameter to a large diameter (the flexible circuit board 10 is a flattened shape before it is embedded in a mold, and it will become a ring after being put into the mold for molding).

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the outer flexible cover 20 includes an inner soft rubber layer 21 and an outer soft rubber layer 22 , the outer soft rubber layer 22 is connected to the inner soft rubber layer 21 , and The outer soft rubber layer 22 and the inner soft rubber layer 21 enclose to form an installation cavity.

The outer flexible cover 20 is divided into an inner soft rubber layer 21 and an outer soft rubber layer 22 . In this way, the inner soft rubber layer 21 and the outer soft rubber layer 22 can be injection molded separately to facilitate the demoulding of the flexible circuit board 10 and the outer flexible cover 20 .

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the outer soft rubber layer 22 and the inner soft rubber layer 21 are made of rubber materials. In this way, the outer soft rubber layer 22 and the inner soft rubber layer 21 have good elasticity, so that the outer soft rubber layer 22 and the inner soft rubber layer 21 can be easily deformed according to the user's fingers. Of course, the outer soft rubber layer 22 and the inner soft rubber layer 21 are not limited to be made of rubber materials, but can also be made of other elastic materials, which are not listed here.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 , the thickness of the inner soft rubber layer 21 gradually increases from one side to the other side.

Specifically, the inner soft rubber layer 21 is a soft rubber ring, and its thickness is gradually increased from one side to the other; in this way, the space in the middle of the smart ring can gradually become smaller, and when the user moves along the thickness After the larger side enters, the user's finger can gradually become closer to the inner soft rubber layer 21, so that the smart ring is more closely attached to the user's finger.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, the inner soft rubber layer 21 is provided with a plurality of first hollow holes, and the plurality of first hollow holes are arranged at intervals; the outer soft rubber layer 22 is provided with a plurality of second hollow holes, and a plurality of first hollow holes are arranged at intervals. The second hollow holes are arranged at intervals.

Specifically, the plurality of first hollow holes and counterbores of the inner soft rubber layer 21 are arranged at intervals, and the plurality of second hollow holes and counterbores of the outer soft rubber layer 22 are arranged at intervals; thus, after the built-in plurality of first hollow holes , the inner soft rubber layer 21 has an appropriate space for indentation and deformation; after a plurality of second hollow holes are built in, the outer soft rubber layer 22 also has an appropriate space for indentation and deformation, thereby improving the stretchability of the smart ring.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the flexible circuit board 10 is provided with a plurality of components, and the outer soft rubber layer 22 is provided with a plurality of sink holes corresponding to some components; and/or, The inner soft rubber layer 21 is provided with a plurality of sink holes corresponding to the remaining components.

Specifically, the components of the flexible circuit board 10 include a main control chip 10b, a battery 10c, a button 10d, a motor 10e and a plurality of electrodes 10a, wherein the plurality of electrodes 10a, the main control chip 10b and the buttons 10d and the outer soft rubber layer 22 Relatively arranged, the side of the outer soft rubber layer 22 facing the flexible circuit board is concavely provided with a plurality of first counterbore holes 22a, a second counterbore hole 22b and a third counterbore hole 22c, and each electrode 10a is embedded in a first counterbore hole 22a, the main control chip 10b is embedded in the second counterbore 22b, and the button 10d is embedded in the third counterbore 22c; the battery 10c and the motor 10e are arranged opposite to the inner soft rubber layer 21, and the inner soft rubber layer 21 corresponds to the position of the battery 10c. In the fourth counterbore 21a, the battery 10c is embedded in the fourth counterbore 21a; the inner soft rubber layer 21 is provided with a fifth counterbore 21b corresponding to the position of the motor 10e, and the motor 10e is embedded in the fifth counterbore 21b.

The first counterbore 22a of the outer soft rubber layer 22 is embedded with the electrode 10a, so that the electrode 10a can use the first counterbore 22a to better fit the outer soft rubber layer 22, thereby improving the connection between the outer flexible sleeve 20 and the flexible circuit board. The connection is tighter. The main control chip 10b and the battery 10c are fixed on the flexible circuit board through the SMT process, and the main control chip 10b is embedded in the second sink hole 22b of the outer soft rubber layer 22, so that the main control chip 10b can use the second sink hole 22b to better Laminate with the outer soft rubber layer 22. The button 10d is fixed on the flexible circuit board by SMT process, and the button 10d is embedded in the third counterbore 22c of the outer soft rubber layer 22, so that the button 10d can be better bonded to the outer soft rubber layer 22 by using the third counterbore 22c . By cooperating the battery 10c with the fourth counterbore 21a of the inner soft rubber layer 21, the battery 10c and the inner soft rubber layer 21 are more tightly bonded, ensuring that the battery 10c can continuously supply power to the main control chip 10b. By cooperating the motor 10e with the fifth counterbore 21b of the inner soft rubber layer 21, the motor 10e and the inner soft rubber layer 21 are more tightly attached, thus ensuring the normal operation of the smart ring. The inner soft rubber layer 21 is provided with a plurality of via holes 20b, and the plurality of via holes 20b are arranged at intervals; each electrode 10a passes through a via hole 20b, so that the electrode 10a can be close to the user's finger, so that the main control chip 10b can pass through. The electrodes 10a acquire electrical signals, thereby starting the operation of the smart ring.

Further, the flexible circuit board 10 includes three non-stretchable segments 12 and three stretchable segments 11 , and the three non-stretchable segments 12 and the three stretchable segments 11 are arranged alternately in sequence. The three non-stretchable sections 12 and the three stretching sections 11 are arranged alternately in sequence; the stretching section 11 is made of five layers of materials, and all layers can be stretched (the maximum stretching rate is generally 30%). The non-stretchable section 12 places various electronic components, such as a motor 10e, an electrode 10a, a battery 10c, and a button 10d.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 7, the stretching section 11 includes an outer nylon braided layer 11a, a printed circuit film layer 11c, and an inner nylon braided layer 11e stacked in sequence, and the outer nylon braided layer 11a and the printed circuit film layer 11c A first hot-melt adhesive layer 11b is provided, and a second hot-melt adhesive layer 11d is provided between the inner nylon braided layer 11e and the printed circuit film layer 11c.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 , the outer flexible sheath 20 further includes at least one flexible protrusion, which is located on the outer wall of the outer soft rubber layer 22 and spaced from the electrode 10a; the flexible protrusion is used for elastic contact with the user's finger. Abut. Specifically, the flexible protrusion can be arranged in the shape of a circular arc strip, and the flexible protrusion is made of an elastic material. In this way, when the user's finger is inserted into the penetration hole 20a, the user's finger can use the flexible protrusion to better contact with the smart ring more closely.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not therefore limit the patent scope of the present invention. Under the inventive concept of the present invention, the equivalent structural transformation made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or direct/indirect use All other relevant technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. An intelligent ring, the intelligent ring comprising:

a flexible circuit board comprising at least one stretch segment and a non-stretch segment connected to the stretch segment; and

the outer flexible sleeve is surrounded and formed with an penetration hole for a finger of a user to penetrate; a mounting cavity is formed in the outer flexible sleeve; the flexible circuit board is mounted in the mounting cavity.

2. The intelligent ring of claim 1, wherein the outer flexible sleeve comprises an inner soft gel layer and an outer soft gel layer, the outer soft gel layer being connected to the inner soft gel layer and the outer soft gel layer surrounding the inner soft gel layer to form the mounting cavity.

3. The intelligent ring according to claim 2, wherein said outer soft gel layer and said inner soft gel layer are made of rubber material.

4. The intelligent ring according to claim 3, wherein the thickness of the inner soft gel layer is gradually increased from one side to the other side.

5. The intelligent finger ring according to claim 4, wherein said inner soft gel layer has a plurality of first hollow holes, said first hollow holes being spaced apart;

and/or, the outer soft adhesive layer is provided with a plurality of second hollow holes, and a plurality of second hollow holes are arranged at intervals.

6. The intelligent ring according to claim 2, wherein the flexible circuit board is provided with a plurality of components, and a plurality of counter bores are provided in a corresponding part of the components of the outer soft rubber layer;

and/or the inner soft adhesive layer is provided with a plurality of counter bores corresponding to the rest components.

7. The intelligent finger ring according to claim 1, wherein the stretching section comprises an outer nylon braid, a printed circuit film layer and an inner nylon braid which are stacked in sequence, wherein a first hot melt adhesive layer is arranged between the outer nylon braid and the printed circuit film layer, and a second hot melt adhesive layer is arranged between the inner nylon braid and the printed circuit film layer.

8. The intelligent ring according to claim 1, wherein said flexible circuit board comprises three of said non-stretchable segments and three of said stretched segments, said three non-stretchable segments and said three stretched segments being arranged in a sequential alternating arrangement.

9. The intelligent ring according to claim 1, wherein said stretch segment has a stretch ratio of 30%.

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