ELECTRONIC SPORT SENSING DEVICE

• US 20110190057A1
• Filed: 03/19/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sport-Ace International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sport-Ace International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kao, Eddie
• Granted Patent: US 8,376,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 5/0052 measuring forces due to impact G01L5/0061, G01L5/14 take precedence; impact testing of structures G01M7/08; impact testing of material G01N3/00

Abstract

An electronic sensing device includes a blanket, at least a sensor unit, and a display unit. The blanket has a circuit unit thereon and a plurality of couplers electrically connected to the circuit unit. The sensor unit is detachably fastened to the blanket and electrically connected to the couplers. The sensor unit has an impact surface. The display unit is electrically connected to the circuit unit of the blanket to show a message when the impact surface of the sensor unit receives an external force.

Claims

1. An electronic sensing device, comprising:

a blanket, on which a circuit unit is provided, having a plurality of couplers electrically connected to the circuit unit;

at least a sensor unit, which has an impact surface, detachably fastened to the blanket and electrically connected to the couplers; and

a display unit electrically connected to the circuit unit of the blanket to show a message when the impact surface of the sensor unit receives an external force.

2. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the blanket has at least a connecting region, on which the sensor unit is mounted, and the coupler of the blanket includes first couplers and second couplers, and the sensor unit includes an up conductive layer, a low conductive layer, at least a first coupler, and at least a second coupler, further wherein the up conductive layer is electrically connected to the first coupler of the sensor unit, which is electrically connected to the first coupler of the blanket, and the low conductive layer is electrically connected to the second coupler of the sensor unit, which is electrically connected to the second coupler of the blanket, and the up conductive layer is insulated from the low conductive layer in a normal condition, and the up conductive layer is warped to contact the low conductive layer when the impact surface receives an external force..

3. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 2, wherein the sensor unit further includes an insulating layer between the up conductive layer and the low conductive layer which has at least an opening for the warped up conductive layer contacting the low conductive layer through the opening.

4. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 3, wherein the sensor unit includes a front sheet with the impact surface thereon and a rear sheet to sandwich the up conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the low conductive layer therebetween, and the up conductive layer is behind the front sheet.

5. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 4, wherein the first coupler and the second coupler of the blanket are detachably engaged with the first coupler and the second coupler of the sensor unit to fix the sensor unit on the connecting region of the blanket.

6. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 5, wherein the first coupler and the second coupler of the sensor unit each has a head, a metallic body connected to the head, and a metallic buckle detachably engaged with the body wherein the body passes through the front sheet, the up conductive layer, the insulating layer, the low conductive layer, and the rear sheet in sequence, and then the buckle is engaged with the body, and the first coupler and the second coupler of the blanket are detachably engaged with the buckles of the first coupler and the second coupler of the sensor unit.

7. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 6, wherein the sensor unit further includes at least a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad between the up conductive layer and the low conductive layer each of which has an insulating portion and a conductive portion, and the up conductive layer and the low conductive layer each has a base film and a conductive pattern on the base film, wherein the conductive pattern of the up conductive layer is electrically connected to the conductive portion of the first conductive pad and the conductive portion of the first conductive pad is electrically connected to the body of the first coupler of the sensor unit, and the conductive pattern of the low conductive layer is electrically connected to the conductive portion of the second conductive pad and the conductive portion of the second conductive pad is electrically connected to the body of the second coupler of the sensor unit.

8. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the couplers of the blanket are conductive, and the sensor unit includes a plurality of conductive couplers to be detachably engaged with the couplers of the blanket.

9. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 2, wherein the circuit unit includes first wires electrically connected to the first couplers of the blanket and second wires electrically connected to the second couplers of the blanket.

10. The electronic sensing device as defined in claim 3, wherein the insulating layer is made of foam.