Fastening Assembly, Connecting Strap Assembly, and Wearable Device
20240306777 ยท 2024-09-19
Inventors
- Shenglan Yuan (Dongguan, CN)
- Junjie Yang (Dongguan, CN)
- Bin Zhang (Dongguan, CN)
- Tianyu Cheng (Dongguan, CN)
Cpc classification
A44C5/14
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
A fastening assembly comprises: a pressing plate, a base and a rotating shaft; wherein the pressing plate is rotatively connected to the base by the rotating shaft, the pressing plate and the base are enclosed to form a passage to accommodate the first connecting strap; and a press-fit protrusion is provided on the pressing plate to press the first connecting strap in the passage; a first snap-fit part is provided on the pressing plate, and a second snap-fit part is provided on the base, fit into each other to form the snap-fit connection.
Claims
1.-12. (canceled)
13. A watch strap, comprising: a first connecting strap; a second connecting strap; and a fastening assembly coupled to the second connecting strap and comprising: rotating shaft; a base comprising a first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a first snap-fit part, and wherein the first snap-fit is a locking protrusion or a locking groove; and a pressing plate rotatively coupled to the base by the rotating shaft and comprising: a second surface comprising a press-fit protrusion configured to press the first connecting strap in a passage, wherein the pressing plate and the base are enclosed to form the passage; and a third surface comprising a second snap-fit part and facing the first surface of the base, wherein the second snap-fit part is the locking protrusion when the first snap-fit part is the locking groove, wherein the second snap-fit part is the locking groove when the first snap-fit part is the locking protrusion, and wherein the locking protrusion and the locking groove fit into each other to form a snap-fit connection.
14. The watch strap of claim 13, wherein the locking protrusion is an arc-shaped surface, and wherein an orthographic projection of the locking protrusion on a design surface of the locking protrusion is obround.
15. The watch strap of claim 13, wherein either the press-fit protrusion is an arc-shaped surface and a first orthographic projection of the press-fit protrusion on a design surface of the press-fit protrusion is obround, or the press-fit protrusion is an arc-shaped surface and a flat surface and a second orthographic projection of the press-fit protrusion on the design surface is a rounded rectangle, and wherein a third orthographic projection of the flat surface is a shorter straight side of the rounded rectangle.
16. The watch strap of claim 13, wherein the first surface of the base is an outer side of the base.
17. The watch strap of claim 13, further comprising a cover plate coupled to the base and configured to fasten the second connecting strap between the cover plate and the base.
18. The watch strap of claim 13, wherein the pressing plate further comprises a first lateral part, a middle part, and a second lateral part that are sequentially connected, wherein the rotating shaft passes through the first lateral part, the base, and the second lateral part, and wherein both the first lateral part and the second lateral part each are rotatively coupled to the base using the rotating shaft.
19. The watch strap according to of claim 18, further comprising a cover plate located on a side that is of the base and that is away from the middle part.
20. The watch strap of claim 19, wherein the second connecting strap has through holes, wherein the cover plate has connecting holes, and wherein the fastening assembly comprises: a connecting column comprising a screw hole; a screwed fitting passing through the connecting holes, connected to the screw hole, and configured to fasten the second connecting strap between the cover plate and the base; and a locating column located on the side of the base, wherein the connecting column and the locating column pass through the through holes.
21. The watch strap of claim 20, wherein the base further comprises: a base plate comprising an edge and a fourth surface facing the middle part, wherein the press-fit protrusion is provided on the fourth surface; and a lateral plate facing away from the middle part and protruding over the edge, wherein the lateral plate and the base plate are enclosed to form a groove having an opening, wherein both the connecting column and the locating column are provided on a bottom surface of the groove, wherein the opening accommodates one end that is of the second connecting strap and that is provided with the through holes in the groove, wherein the lateral plate and the first lateral part form a rotative connection and the snap-fit connection, and wherein the lateral plate and the second lateral part form the rotative connection and the snap-fit connection.
22. A wearable device, comprising: a first connecting strap comprising a first end; a second connecting strap comprising a second end; a main part coupled to the first end and the second end; and a fastening assembly coupled to the second connecting strap, located away from the main part, and comprising: a rotating shaft; a base comprising a first surface, wherein the first surface comprises a first snap-fit part, and wherein the first snap-fit part is a locking protrusion or a locking groove; and a pressing plate rotatively coupled to the base by the rotating shaft and comprising: a second surface comprising a press-fit protrusion configured to press the first connecting strap in a passage, wherein the pressing plate and the base are enclosed to form the passage; and a third surface comprising a second snap-fit part and facing the first surface of the base, wherein the second snap-fit part is the locking protrusion when the first snap-fit part is the locking groove, wherein the second snap-fit part is the locking groove when the first snap-fit part is the locking protrusion, and wherein the locking protrusion and the locking groove fit into each other to form a snap-fit connection.
23. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the locking protrusion is an arc-shaped surface, and wherein an orthographic projection of the locking protrusion on a design surface of the locking protrusion is obround.
24. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein either the press-fit protrusion is an arc-shaped surface and a first orthographic projection of the press-fit protrusion on a design surface of the press-fit protrusion is obround, or the press-fit protrusion is an arc-shaped surface and a flat surface and a second orthographic projection of the press-fit protrusion on a design surface of the press-fit protrusion is a rounded rectangle, and wherein a third orthographic projection of the flat surface is a shorter straight side of the rounded rectangle.
25. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the first surface of the base is an outer side of the base.
26. The wearable device of claim 22, further comprising a cover plate coupled to the base and configured to fasten the second connecting strap between the cover plate and the base.
27. The wearable device of claim 22, wherein the pressing plate further comprises a first lateral part, a middle part, and a second lateral part that are sequentially connected, wherein the rotating shaft passes through the first lateral part, the base, and the second lateral part, and wherein both the first lateral part and the second lateral part each are rotatively coupled to the base using the rotating shaft.
28. The wearable device of claim 27, further comprising a cover plate located on a side that is of the base and that is away from the middle part.
29. The wearable device of claim 28, wherein the second connecting strap has through holes, wherein the cover plate has connecting holes, and wherein the fastening assembly comprises: a connecting column has a screw hole; a screwed fitting passes through the connecting holes and is connected to the screw hole to fasten the second connecting strap between the cover plate and the base; and a locating column located on the side of the base, wherein the connecting column and the locating column pass through the through holes.
30. The wearable device of claim 29, wherein the base further comprises: a base plate comprising an edge and a fourth surface facing the middle part, wherein the press-fit protrusion is provided on the fourth surface; and a lateral plate located away from the middle part and protruding over the edge, wherein the lateral plate and the base plate are enclosed to form a groove having an opening, the press fit protrusion is provided on a surface that is of the base plate and that faces the middle part, wherein both the connecting column and the locating column are provided on a bottom surface of the groove, wherein the opening accommodates one end that is of the second connecting strap and that is provided with the through holes in the groove, wherein the lateral plate and the first lateral part form a rotative connection and the snap-fit connection, and wherein the lateral plate and the second lateral part form the rotative connection and the snap-fit connection.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0045] The following embodiments of this application provide a wearable device, including but not limited to a smart watch, a smart band, and an electronic sphygmomanometer. A position at which the wearable device is worn on a human includes but is not limited to a wrist and an arm. The wearable device in the following embodiments may be a smart watch, and may be worn on a wrist.
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[0047] The main part 14 is a main functional part of the wearable device 10 and may include a housing and several components mounted in the housing (or on the housing). The several components may include a display, an electronic device, a circuit board component, and a structural member. The display may be electrically connected to the circuit board component for display (and may further implement a touch control function). The electronic device may be electrically connected to the circuit board component to implement a corresponding function. The structural member may have functions such as bearing, locating, structure strengthening, and receiving a pressing or rotation operation of a user (for example, the structural member may be a crown). When the wearable device 10 is a smart watch, the main part 14 may be referred to as a watch head.
[0048] In the connecting strap assembly 100, the first connecting strap 11 and the second connecting strap 12 are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the main part 14, and a length of the first connecting strap 11 may be greater than a length of the second connecting strap 12. The fastening assembly 13 is fastened to one end that is of the second connecting strap 12 and that is away from the main part 14. Two opposite ends of the first connecting strap 11 may be respectively referred to as a free end 11 and a connection end 112. The connection end 112 is connected to the main part 14 and may rotate relative to the main part 14. The free end 111 is used to pass through the fastening assembly 13, so that the first connecting strap 11 and the second connecting strap 12 are closed in a circle. After the free end Ill passes through a specific distance, the first connecting strap 11 may be tightened by using the fastening assembly 13. This enables the first connecting strap 11 and the second connecting strap 12 to be fastened, and the connecting strap assembly 100 to reliably surround a wrist of a user.
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[0050] The first connecting strap 11 is soft and easily deformed, for example, may be a woven nylon strap or a woven polyester strap: may be a soft rubber strap, for example, a soft rubber strap made of fluoro rubber, silica gel, or thermoplastic polyurethanes (Thermoplastic polyurethanes, TPU); or may be a leather strap.
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[0054] The second connecting strap 12 is soft and easily deformed, for example, may be a woven nylon strap or a woven polyester strap; may be a soft rubber strap, for example, a soft rubber strap made of fluoro rubber, silica gel, or thermoplastic polyurethanes; or may be a leather strap. The second connecting strap 12 and the first connecting strap 11 may be made of a same material or different materials.
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[0058] In this embodiment, that the first lateral part 131a and the second lateral part 131c are bent may be described as that both are bent relative to the middle part 131b. In another embodiment, at least one of the first lateral part 131a and the second lateral part 131c may be roughly a flat structure, and there is an included angle between the flat structure and the middle part 131b. This case is also described as that the first lateral part 131a and the second lateral part 131c are bent relative to the middle part 131b.
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[0060] When the pressing plate 131 is assembled with the base 132, the inner surface 131f of the first lateral part 131a faces the base, and the locking groove 131e fits into a locking protrusion on the base 132 (further described below). Similarly, the inner surface of the second lateral part 131c also faces the base, and the locking groove on the inner surface also fits into a locking protrusion on the base 132 (further described below).
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[0063] In this embodiment, a structure formed by enclosing the first lateral plate 132a, the second lateral plate 132k, and the third lateral plate 132d may be referred to as a lateral plate. The lateral plate is located at an edge of the base plate 132b. As shown in
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[0067] The connecting columns 132h are screwed columns, and screw holes 132j may be provided inside the connecting columns 132h. An axis of each screw hole 132j roughly coincides with an axis of each connecting column 132h. A height of each connecting column 132h and a height of each locating column 132i may both be less than a height of the lateral plate (formed by the first lateral plate 132a, the second lateral plate 132k, and the third lateral plate 132d), that is, a top surface of the connecting column 132h and a top surface of the locating column 132i may both be lower than a top surface of the lateral plate, so that the second connecting strap 12 and the cover plate 133 may be subsequently mounted into the groove 132g (further described below) conveniently. With reference to
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[0070] In this embodiment, the locking protrusion may snap into the locking groove to form a detachable snap-fit connection. The design of a straight side in the obround shape of the locking protrusion helps to increase an area for fastening and ensure the connection strength. The design of an arc-shaped side in the obround shape helps to ensure moderate resistance for fastening or separation, so that travel of the locking protrusion snapping into the locking groove or travel of the locking protrusion separating from the locking groove is smooth.
[0071] In another embodiment, locations at which the locking protrusion and the locking groove are designed may be interchanged, that is, the locking protrusion may alternatively be provided on the inner surface 131f of the first lateral part 131a of the pressing plate 131. Correspondingly, the locking groove may alternatively be provided on the surface that is of the third lateral plate 132d of the base 132 and that is away from the groove 132g. Therefore, in embodiments of this application, one of the locking protrusion and the locking groove may be referred to as a first snap-fit part, and the other may be referred to as a second snap-fit part (the first snap-fit part is the locking protrusion, or the locking groove, and the second snap-fit part is the locking groove, or the locking protrusion). It may be considered that the first snap-fit part is provided on the base 132, and the second snap-fit part is provided on the pressing plate 131.
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[0075] When the pressing plate 131 is pressed, the locking groove 131g on the second lateral part 131c of the pressing plate 131 can form a snap-fit connection to the locking protrusion on the first lateral plate 132a of the base 132; and the locking groove 131e on the first lateral part 131a of the pressing plate 131 forms a snap-fit connection to the locking protrusion 132f on the third lateral plate 132d of the base 132. In this case, the middle part 131b of the pressing plate 131 may be spaced from and opposite the base plate 132b of the base 132, and the pressing plate 131 and the base 132 may form a passage. The first connecting strap 11 in the passage is to be pressed tightly by the pressing plate 131 on the press-fit protrusion 132c on the base 132. Therefore, the first connecting strap 11 can be reliably fastened to the fastening assembly 13.
[0076] According to the assembly principle described above, in another embodiment, the press-fit protrusion may alternatively be provided on an inner surface of the middle part 131b of the pressing plate 131, and the base plate 132b of the base 132 may not be provided with a press-fit protrusion; or press-fit protrusions may be provided on both the inner surface of the middle part 131b and the base plate 132b. Both designs can achieve the purpose of tightening the first connecting strap 11 between the pressing plate 131 and the base 132. In the another embodiment, a structure of the press-fit protrusion may be the same as the structure described above.
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[0080] In the embodiments, the locating columns 132i are designed to position and limit the matching end 121 of the second connecting strap 12. In another embodiment, the locating columns 132i may not be provided based on a product requirement.
[0081] In the embodiments, the second connecting strap 12 is fastened to the fastening assembly 13 by fitting the connecting columns 132h to the screws 134 and the cover plate 133. This design easily ensures that the second connecting strap 12 is detachable, and a user can replace/maintain the fastening assembly 13 or the second connecting strap 12 conveniently. In addition, the screws 134 fit into the connecting columns 132h, but do not fit into the matching end 121 of the second connecting strap 12. This can avoid abrasion caused to the matching end 121 when the screws 134 are mounted or removed, to help ensure a service life of the second connecting strap 12. In another embodiment, based on a product requirement, another structure may alternatively be used to implement a fixed connection between the second connecting strap 12 and the fastening assembly 13. For example, other connecting pieces may be used to replace the screws 134, or the cover plate 133 is fastened to the groove 132g by using another connection structure (for example, a snap-fit structure) instead of a connecting piece. In another embodiment, the second connecting strap 12 and the fastening assembly 13 may form a detachable connection or a non-detachable connection.
[0082] When the pressing plate 131 of the fastening assembly 13 rotates to be in a state shown in
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[0085] Based on the foregoing descriptions, it can be easily understood that a design for fitting the first connecting strap 11 into the fastening assembly 13 is applicable to a size of a wrist circumference of any user. For users with different sizes of wrist circumferences, only a distance through which the free end 111 passes needs to be adjusted, so that a circumference diameter (that is, a watch strap length) of the first connecting strap 11 and the second connecting strap 12 can suit a wrist circumference of a user. In addition, this design can implement continuous adjustment and fine adjustment of a length of a watch strap, unlike a conventional design in which merely discontinuous adjustment and rough adjustment can be achieved. In addition, in the solution of this embodiment, a hole does not need to be punched up on an exterior part of the first connecting strap 11 and the second connecting strap 12, so that not only structural strength can be ensured, but also wholeness of the exterior can be improved.
[0086] In conclusion, in the solution of this embodiment, the fastening assembly 13 is designed to achieve continuous and fine adjustment of a circumference diameter of the connecting straps reliably and conveniently, ensure structural strength of the connecting straps, and improve wholeness of an exterior of the connecting straps.
[0087] Different from the foregoing embodiment, in another embodiment, the connecting strap assembly of the wearable device may not include the second connecting strap, and the fastening assembly in the connecting strap assembly may be directly connected to the main part of the wearable device. The first connecting strap in the connecting strap assembly may enter a passage of the fastening assembly, and is tightened in the passage. A part of the first connecting strap that is shown outside the passage may curl up to fit the human body. According to the solution in the another embodiment, continuous and fine adjustment of the circumference diameter of the connecting straps can also be reliably and conveniently achieved, structural strength of the connecting straps can be ensured, and wholeness of an exterior of the connecting straps can be improved. In addition, because the second connecting strap is omitted, a structure is simpler, and costs can be reduced.
[0088] The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of this application, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application shall fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.