BALL

• US 20170216683A1
• Filed: 12/30/2016
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Inventors: FANG, Yu-Lin
• Granted Patent: US 9,925,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 41/00 Hollow inflatable balls
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts F21V15/02 takes precedence housings forming signs or letters G09F13/04
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0485 the sensor sensing the physical interaction between a user and certain areas located on the lighting device, e.g. a touch sensor
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes

Abstract

A ball includes a first housing, at least six light emitting structures, a woven structure, and a second housing. The light emitting structures are symmetrically disposed on the first housing. Each light emitting structure includes a fixing unit, a light emitting unit, and a first light permeable unit. The fixing unit is disposed on the first housing. The light emitting unit is located between the fixing unit and the first light permeable unit. The woven structure includes a plurality of woven units, which are at least partially overlapped and covering the first housing. The second housing covers the woven structure and includes a first material layer, a second material layer, and at least six second light permeable units. The first material layer covers the second material layer. The second light permeable units are disposed on the second material layer corresponding to the positions of the light emitting structures.

Claims

1. A ball, comprising:

a first housing;

at least six light emitting structures symmetrically disposed on the first housing, wherein each of the light emitting structures comprises;

a fixing unit disposed on the first housing,

a light emitting unit disposed on the fixing unit, and

a first light permeable unit disposed on the fixing unit, wherein the light emitting unit is located between the fixing unit and the first light permeable unit;

a woven structure comprising a plurality of woven units, which are at least partially overlapped and covering the first housing; and

a second housing covering the woven structure and comprising;

a first material layer being light permeable,

a second material layer covered by the first material layer, and

at least six second light permeable units disposed on the second material layer corresponding to positions of the light emitting structures.

2. The ball of claim 1, wherein the first housing has a plurality of first through holes communicating an internal wall and an external wall of the first housing.

3. The ball of claim 2, wherein the light emitting structures are disposed in the first through holes, respectively.

4. The ball of claim 1, wherein any three of the light emitting units define a region of the same size.

5. The ball of claim 1, wherein the first light permeable units are disposed on one side of the light emitting units closing to the second housing.

6. The ball of claim 1, wherein the woven units are at least partially overlapped at a region outside the light emitting structure.

7. The ball of claim 1, wherein the woven units comprises nonwoven fabric, elastic cloth, woven fabric, or combinations thereof.

8. The ball of claim 1, wherein the second material layer has a plurality of second through holes communicating an internal wall of the second material layer and an internal wall of the first material layer.

9. The ball of claim 8, wherein the second light permeable unit are disposed in the second through holes, respectively, and contact with the first material layer.

10. The ball of claim 1, wherein the first light permeable unit and the second light permeable unit comprise natural rubber, latex, silicone, synthetic rubber, or combinations thereof.

11. The ball of claim 1, wherein the first material layer comprises TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) or PU (polyurethane).

12. The ball of claim 1, wherein the second material layer comprises foam.

13. The ball of claim 1, further comprising:

at least a ceramic vibration unit disposed on an internal wall of the first housing.

14. The ball of claim 13, further comprising:

at least a balance unit, wherein the ceramic vibration unit and the balance unit are symmetrically disposed on the internal wall of the first housing.

15. The ball of claim 1, further comprising:

a third housing, wherein the first housing covers the third housing; and

a plurality of connecting members, wherein two ends of each of the connecting members are connected to the fixing unit and an external wall of the third housing, respectively.