Electronic wrist watch having wireless charging function

• US 8,908,479 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2013
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Teng, Ju-Wen, Fu, Hsi-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A
• Application Number:
  US14/060,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20140177399A1
• Time in Patent Office: 412 Days
• Field of Search: 368203-205, 368281-282, 368 10- 11, 368/47, 368/22, 368/165, 368/223
• US Class Current: 368/204
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 10/00 Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces circuits G04G19/00; mounting, assembling of components of electromechanical watches G04C3/008, of electronic watches G04G17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 19/00 Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 19/02 Conversion or regulation of current or voltage

Abstract

An electronic wrist watch having wireless charging function is provided. The watch includes a body, a watch strap portion, at least one chargeable battery and a wireless charging module. The watch strap portion includes two watch straps respectively connected to opposite ends portions of the body, and used to wear the electronic wrist watch on wrist. The rechargeable battery and the wireless charging module are arranged in the watch-strap portion, and the wireless charging module is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery. The wireless charging module is configured to wirelessly collect external energy to charge the rechargeable battery. With such a configuration of the rechargeable battery and the wireless charging module arranged in the watch-strap portion, capacity of the rechargeable battery can be effectively expanded, and charging process of the rechargeable battery can be effectively simplified, without changing the size of the electronic wrist watch.

Claims

1. An electronic wrist watch comprising:

a body;

a watch-strap portion comprising a first watch strap and a second watch strap respectively connected to opposite end portions of the body, wherein the first watch strap and the second watch strap are configured to wear the electronic wrist watch on a wrist;

at least one chargeable battery configured to supply power to function modules of the electronic wrist watch; and

a wireless charging module arranged in the watch-strap portion and electrically connected to the rechargeable battery, wherein the wireless charging module is configured to wirelessly collect external energy to charge the rechargeable battery.

2. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 1, wherein the wireless charging module comprises a receiving coil configured to collect wireless electromagnetic energy emitted by a transmitting coil of an external power source.

3. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 2, wherein the wireless charging module further comprises a conversion module configured to convert the collected wireless electromagnetic energy into to power having a predetermined voltage to charge the rechargeable battery.

4. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery is a flexible thin-film battery, and is arranged in the watch-strap portion.

5. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 1, wherein the body comprises a shell, and a watch movement and a micro processing module arranged in the shell, wherein the micro processing module integrates with various auxiliary functions.

6. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 5, wherein the body further comprises a display unit arranged on the shell, the display unit is electrically connected to the watch movement, the micro processing module and the rechargeable battery;

wherein the display unit is configured to display time, residual capacity value of the battery, and information of the auxiliary functions.

7. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 6, wherein the display unit is selected from a group consisting of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode display and an E-paper display.

8. The electronic wrist watch as described in claim 5, wherein the rechargeable battery is arranged in the shell of the body.