Wearable device

• US 9,918,541 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Byun, Dong-Hyun, Kim, Dong-Hyeon, Yoon, Byoung-Uk, Yi, Young-Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW
• Application Number:
  US14/688,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 36167902, 224666, 224668, 224669, 224670, 24 311
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0525 Personal portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/08 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a clip type wearing part including at least two first and second openings, and a body configured to fit to and to separate from the clip type wearing part. The clip type changeable wearing part includes a safe mounting part which is formed to have a shape of covering a circumference and bottom of the first opening, and to which the body is fitted, and at least a portion of the second opening is opened in the safe mounting part.

Claims

1. A wearable device comprising:

a clip type wearing part comprising;

a first opening including a circumference and a bottom,

a second opening substantially opposite the first opening, and

a safe mounting part; and

a body configured to fit to and separate from the clip type wearing part,

wherein the safe mounting part is shaped and configured to;

cover the circumference and the bottom of the first opening, and

securely receive the body, and

wherein at least a portion of the second opening is formed in the safe mounting part.

2. The wearable device of claim 1,

wherein the first opening is configured to be opened in an upward orientation, and

wherein the second opening is configured to be opened in a downward orientation in the bottom of the safe mounting part.

3. The wearable device of claim 2, wherein the second opening is configured to be insertable in at least a portion of the wearing part.

4. The wearable device of claim 2, further comprising:

an anti-sliding member,

wherein the second opening is configured to include a box shape, and

wherein the anti-sliding member is configured to be coupled to the second opening.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising:

a clip part,

wherein the clip type wearing part includes the clip part such that the wearable device can be attachable to clothing,

wherein the clip part comprises;

a first material part, and

a second material part different from the first material part,

wherein the first material part comprises a hard material comprising a metal material,

wherein the second material part comprises a soft material softer than the hard material, and

wherein the second material is configured to cover the first material part.

6. The wearable device of claim 5,

wherein the clip part includes an end region,

wherein the end region comprises a protrusion rib which is closely adhered to the second opening,

wherein at least a portion of the end region is insertable into the second opening, and

wherein an end of the protrusion rib is configured to include a structure in which at least a portion of the end of the protrusion rib is overlapped with a bottom portion of the wearing part.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the body comprises:

a front case of including a portion that performs a display function,

a battery case,

a connection case configured to be coupled with the front case and the battery cases; and

a main printed circuit board (PCB) mounted by a coupling structure of the front case and the connection case,

wherein the PCB comprises at least one surface-mount device (SMD) component having elasticity positioned on an upper surface of the PCB,

wherein the PCB comprises;

an interface part connector, and

at least one battery positioned on a lower surface of the PCB, and

wherein the connection case includes at least one side key mounted therein.

8. The wearable device of claim 7,

wherein the component having the elasticity comprises at least one sealing member, or

wherein the component having the elasticity comprises a plurality of mounted light emitting diodes (LEDs), the LEDs being arranged to face at least a portion of the front case, and the LEDs being light wave guided.