Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a measuring device and an execution method thereof characterized in that open/close status of a cover body over a can body is recognized, the cover body is unscrewed or extracted from the can body, status of the cover body separated from the can body is detected by an electronic module mounted on the cover body, and the electronic module transmits a message to an appliance with the cover body totally separated from the can body.
Claims
1. A measuring device (1), comprising a cell (10) and an electronic module (20): the electronic module (20) with a gyroscope (21), an active unit (22) and a substrate (23) which is electrically connected to the cell (10), the gyroscope (21) and the active unit (22); characterized in that: the electronic module (20) is mounted on a cover body (31) over a can body (30) for electric conduction of the gyroscope (21) and the active unit (22) via the cell (10) when the can body (30) needs to be opened/closed; the active unit (22) is to recognize open/close status of the can body (30) according to information such as displacement sent back by the gyroscope (21).
2. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a housing (40) to accommodate the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) at one side.
3. A measuring device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the measuring device comprises a connection interface (50) at a side wall of the housing (40).
4. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic module (20) comprises a wireless communications unit (25) electrically connected to the substrate (23).
5. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic module (20) comprises a speaker unit (26) electrically connected to the substrate (23).
6. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic module (20) comprises at least a push button (27) electrically connected to the substrate (23) and shown on the exterior of the cover body (31).
7. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic module (20) comprises a recording unit (28) electrically connected to the substrate (23).
8. A measuring device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic module (20) comprises an appliance (60) electrically connected to the substrate (23) and shown on the exterior of the cover body (31).
9. A measuring device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the appliance (60) can be a display unit, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer or a watch.
10. An execution method of a measuring device to recognize open/close status of a cover body (31) over a can body (30) in which a cell (10) and an electronic module (20) are held and comprise steps as follows: step 1: the active unit (22) and the gyroscope (21) in the electronic module (20) are activated by electricity from the cell (10); step 2: the cover body (31) is unscrewed or extracted from the can body (30); step 3: open/close status of the cover body (31) over the can body (30) is analyzed with information such as number of turns or resistance variation received by the active unit (22); step 4: the electronic module (20) sends a message to an appliance (60) when the cover body (31) is totally separated from the can body (30).
11. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the message (29) in step 4 comprises information such as frequency, occurrence time or object held inside.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0032] FIG. 1 is a first schematic structural view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0033] FIG. 2 is a first perspective view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0034] FIG. 3 is a first exploded view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0035] FIG. 4 is a second schematic structural view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0036] FIG. 5 is a third schematic structural view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0037] FIG. 6 is a second exploded view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0038] FIG. 7 is a third exploded view of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment;
[0039] FIG. 8 is a flowchart for an execution method of a measuring device in a preferred embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0040] A measuring device and an execution method thereof will be further explained in preferred embodiments for clear understanding of purposes, characteristics and effects.
[0041] FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate a measuring device of the present disclosure in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a measuring device (1) comprises a cell (10) and an electronic module (20) which has a gyroscope (21), an active unit (22) and a substrate (23).
[0042] Specifically, the cell (10) is a component, which transforms internal stored chemical energy to electrical energy in a narrow sense, or a component, which transforms energy stored in advance to electrical energy for external usage in a broad sense; the gyroscope (21) is a micro-mechanical gyroscope or a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) gyroscope which is manufactured with semiconductor-based chip technologies and provided with a micro-magnetic body for displacement in X, Y and Z directions under the Coriolis force induced by rotary motions and detection of a moving object's direction; the active unit (22) is a microprocessor (μP) with programmable application-specific integrated circuits, which receive and execute coding instructions from one or more terminals and export signals characterizing status of coding instructions; the substrate (23) is a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) which is a major electronic part as a carrier of electronic components and a supplier of electricity for connected electronic components; in the present disclosure, the substrate (23) effectuates electrical connections of not only the cell (10), the gyroscope (21) and the active unit (22) but also other parts such as memristor and non-volatile memory (NVRAM) or passive elements to support normal functions of the electronic module (20).
[0043] Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 3 which illustrate the electronic module (20) is installed on a cover body (31) over a can body (30) in an embodiment for electric conduction of the gyroscope (21) and the active unit (22) via the cell (10). When the can body (30) is being opened or closed, the active unit (22) depends on information such as number of turns and displacement sent back by the gyroscope (21) to recognize open/close status of the can body (30) wherein the information such as number of turns and displacement describes continuous states of the cover body (31) from staying at the can body (30) to departing from the can body (30) according to combination/separation of the can body (30) and the cover body (31), for example, turning 360 degrees.
[0044] Preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic module (20) is protected in a housing (40) against which the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) are situated at one side; as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a connection interface (50) which effectively fixes the electronic module (20) on the cover body (31) is designed on a side wall of the housing (40) and as an adhesive structure, for example, a double-sided adhesive tape and a reused traceless sticker; the electronic module (20) comprises a wireless communications unit (25) which is electrically connected to the substrate (23).
[0045] Referring to FIG. 8 which illustrates an execution method of a measuring device in the present disclosure is to recognize open/close status of the cover body (31) over the can body (30) in which the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) are held; the execution method has steps as follows: the active unit (22) and the gyroscope (21) in the electronic module (20) are activated by electricity from the cell (10) (step 1: 701); the cover body (31) is unscrewed or extracted from the can body (30) (step 2: 702); the open/close status of the cover body (31) over the can body (30) is analyzed with information such as number of turns or resistance variation received by the active unit (22) (step 3: 703); the electronic module (20) sends a message (29) to an appliance (60) when the cover body (31) is totally separated from the can body (30) (step 4: 704).
[0046] In detail, as shown in FIG. 1 through FIG. 3, both the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) are preferably protected and mounted in the housing (40) and fixed on the cover body (31) through the connection interface (50) at a side wall of the housing (40) wherein the cover body (31) with a thread (311) can be situated at the opening of the can body (30); electronic components on the substrate (23) are electrically conducted by the cell (10); open/close status of the can body (30) is recognized when information such as displacement from the gyroscope (21) is received by the active unit (22) and conformity with defined conditions (for example, turning 360 degrees counterclockwise); information such as frequency, occurrence time or object held inside is transmitted to an appliance (60) by the wireless communications unit (25) for further display and statistic analysis.
[0047] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6 which illustrate a measuring device of the present disclosure in the second embodiment in which the symbols identical to those of the first embodiment from FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are not explained hereinafter. The difference in the second embodiment is extra parts added in the electronic module (20) for further interactivity.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 4 which illustrates a speaker unit (26), at least a push button (27) and a recording unit (28) are added into the electronic module (20) and electrically connected to the substrate (23) and the push button (27) is shown on the exterior of the cover body (31).
[0049] Specifically, the speaker unit (26) is a single speaker which is an energy converter transforming electronic signals to sounds or an audio device consisting of one or several speakers; the push button (27) is an electric switch controlling mechanical or programmable functions; the recording unit (28) comprises volatile memories or non-volatile memories.
[0050] Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, both the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) are protected and mounted in the housing (40) and fixed on the cover body (31) through the connection interface (50) at a side wall of the housing (40) wherein the cover body (31) can be situated at the opening of the can body (30); electronic components on the substrate (23) are electrically conducted by the cell (10); the push button (27) shown on the exterior of the cover body (31) is used to connect the wireless communications unit (25) and an appliance (60), for example, smart phone, conveniently; open/close status of the can body (30) is recognized when information such as displacement from the gyroscope (21) is received by the active unit (22) and conformity with defined conditions (for example, turning 360 degrees counterclockwise); information such as frequency, occurrence time or object held inside is transmitted to an appliance (60) by the wireless communications unit (25) for further display and statistic analysis; moreover, when the cover body (31) over the can body (30) is lost, a sounding demand activated by the appliance (60) is transmitted to the wireless communications unit (25) via the wireless communications technology so that an acoustic response for finding the cover body (31) is emitted by the speaker unit (26) of the electronic module (20).
[0051] Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7 which illustrate a measuring device of the present disclosure in the third embodiment in which the symbols identical to those of the first embodiment from FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are not explained hereinafter. The difference in the third embodiment is extra parts added in the electronic module (20) for further interactivity but no wireless communications unit (25) required.
[0052] Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7 which illustrate at least a push button (27) and a recording unit (28) are added into the electronic module (20) and the appliance (60) is a display unit electrically connected to the substrate (23) and shown on the exterior of the cover body (31).
[0053] Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, both the cell (10) and the electronic module (20) are protected and mounted in the housing (40) and fixed on the cover body (31) through the connection interface (50) at a side wall of the housing (40) wherein the cover body (31) can be situated at the opening of the can body (30); electronic components on the substrate (23) are electrically conducted by the cell (10); the push button (27) and the appliance (60) are shown on the exterior of the cover body (31) for convenient interactivity through a measuring device in the present disclosure; open/close status of the can body (30) is recognized when information such as displacement from the gyroscope (21) is received by the active unit (22) and conformity with defined conditions (for example, turning 360 degrees counterclockwise); a message (29) such as frequency, occurrence time or object held inside is transmitted to an appliance (60) from the electronic module (20) and displayed outside.
[0054] Accordingly, a measuring device in the present disclosure, which differs from other devices as counters mounted on containers, is referred to as creative work for applications in recognizing how many times a container is used, meets patentability, and is applied for the patent.
[0055] It should be reiterated that the above descriptions presents preferred embodiments, and any equivalent change in specifications, claims, or drawings still belongs to the technical field within the present disclosure with reference to claims hereinafter.
