US-12625393-B2 - Wearable electronic device

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Abstract

A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a lens frame configured to accommodate a display member and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a hinge structure including first and second hinge structures connected respectively to the first and second ends, a wearing member including a first and second wearing members connected respectively to the first hinge and second hinge structures, the first wearing member or the second wearing member being configured to move with respect to the lens frame, a battery disposed in the first wearing member, a circuit board disposed in the first wearing member and including electrodes, and a charging terminal structure disposed in the first wearing member and including charging pads exposable to an outside and a connecting member disposed in the first wearing member and configured to electrically connect the charging pads and the electrodes.

Inventors

Hyunmo Yang
Sungkwang YANG
Junwhon UHM
Geonho YOON
Chulkwi KIM
Jongmin Yoon

Assignees

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20221229
Priority Date: 20211229

Claims (20)

1 . A wearable electronic device comprising: a lens frame configured to accommodate a display member and comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; a hinge structure comprising a first hinge structure connected to the first end and a second hinge structure connected to the second end; a wearing member comprising a first wearing member connected to the first hinge structure and a second wearing member connected to the second hinge structure, the first wearing member or the second wearing member being configured to rotate with respect to the lens frame; a first battery disposed in the first wearing member; a first circuit board disposed in the first wearing member and comprising first electrodes; and a charging terminal structure disposed in the first wearing member and comprising: first charging pads exposable to an outside away from the hinge structure when the first wearing member is folded relative to the lens frame, and connecting members arranged in the first wearing member and configured to electrically connect each of the first charging pads and the first electrodes, wherein the first charging pads comprise a seating portion configured to be connected to an external power source, and wherein the charging terminal structure is configured to be rotatable around a hinge shaft of the first hinge structure together with the first wearing member and covering a portion of the first hinge structure.
2 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to provide a first state in which the first charging pads are not exposed and a second state in which the first charging pads are exposed to the outside according to a relative position between the wearing member and the lens frame.
3 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the wearable electronic device in the second state is further configured such that the first wearing member is positioned closer with respect to the lens frame than the second wearing member is positioned.
4 . The wearable electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the wearable electronic device in the second state is further configured such that a first external angle between the lens frame and the first wearing member is greater than a second external angle between the lens frame and the second wearing member.
5 . The wearable electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the wearable electronic device in the second state is further configured such that a first internal angle between the lens frame and the first wearing member is smaller than a second internal angle between the lens frame and the second wearing member.
6 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the wearable electronic device in the second state is further configured such that the second wearing member is positioned closer with respect to the lens frame than the first wearing member is positioned.
7 . The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first state is a state in which the wearing member is folded closed with respect to the lens frame, and wherein the second state is a state in which the wearing member is folded open with respect to the lens frame.
8 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first charging pads and the connecting members are configured to be fixed by a fixing member.
9 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the seating portion is a shape in which two ellipses overlap each other.
10 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the charging terminal structure is disposed adjacent to the first hinge structure.
11 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrodes are electrically connected to a charging circuit disposed on the first circuit board.
12 . The wearable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the fixing member is in a form of a screw, and wherein the fixing member is disposed to couple the first charging pads and the connecting members.
13 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the seating portion is disposed on a first end of the first charging pads, and wherein a hole is formed through a second end of the first charging pads.
14 . The wearable electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the seating portion is configured to be in continuous contact with the first electrodes.
15 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first charging pads are rotatable around the hinge shaft.
16 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a second battery disposed in the second wearing member; a second circuit board disposed in the second wearing member and comprising second electrodes; a charging terminal structure disposed in the second wearing member and comprising second charging pads exposable to the outside; and a connecting member disposed in the second wearing member and configured to electrically connect the second charging pads and the second electrodes.
17 . A wearable electronic device comprising: a lens frame configured to accommodate a display member and comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; a hinge connecting structure comprising a first hinge connecting structure connected to the first end and a second hinge connecting structure connected to the second end; a hinge structure comprising a first hinge structure connected to the first hinge connecting structure and a second hinge structure connected to the second hinge connecting structure; a wearing member comprising a first wearing member connected to the first hinge structure and a second wearing member connected to the second hinge structure, the first wearing member or the second wearing member being configured to rotate with respect to the lens frame; a first battery disposed in the first wearing member; a circuit board disposed in the first wearing member and comprising electrodes; and a charging terminal structure disposed in the first wearing member and comprising: first charging pads exposable to an outside away from the hinge structure when the first wearing member is folded relative to the lens frame, and connecting members disposed in the first wearing member and configured to electrically connect each of the first charging pads and the electrodes, wherein the first charging pads comprise a seating portion configured to be connected to an external power source, and wherein the first charging pads are configured to be rotatable around a hinge shaft of the first hinge structure and covering a portion of the first hinge structure.
18 . The wearable electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to provide a first state in which the first charging pads are not exposed and a second state in which the first charging pads are exposed to the outside according to a relative position between the wearing member and the lens frame.
19 . The wearable electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the wearable electronic device in the second state is configured such that the first wearing member is positioned closer with respect to the lens frame than the second wearing member is positioned.
20 . The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first charging pads are not exposed to the outside when the wearable electronic device is in a folded state in which the first wearing member is substantially parallel to the frame lens, and wherein the first charging pads are exposed to the outside when the wearable electronic device is in an unfolded state in which the first wearing member is substantially perpendicular to the frame lens.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a continuation application, claiming priority under § 365(c), of an International application No. PCT/KR2022/021541, filed on Dec. 28, 2022, which is based on and claims the benefit of a Korean patent application number 10-2021-0191311, filed on Dec. 29, 2021, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and of a Korean patent application number 10-2022-0038486, filed on Mar. 29, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to a wearable electronic device. BACKGROUND ART Electronic devices to be carried, such as electronic diaries, portable multimedia players, mobile communication terminals, or tablet personal computers (PCs), commonly include a display member and a battery, and have bar-type, folder-type, or sliding-type exteriors, depending on the shape of the display member or battery. Recent improvement in performance of display members and batteries and compactness thereof have commercialized wearable electronic devices which can be partially worn on human bodies, such as wrists or heads. Wearable electronic devices are directly worn on human bodies and may have improved portability and/or user accessibility. Wearable electronic devices include electronic devices which can be worn on the face by users, such as head-mounted devices (HMD). The HMDs may be useful in implementing virtual reality or augmented reality. For example, a wearable electronic device may provide stereoscopic images of virtual spaces inside games, which used to be enjoyed through televisions or computer monitors, and may block images of the actual space in which the user stays, thereby implementing virtual reality. Another type of wearable electronic device may implement virtual images while providing an environment such that the user can visually recognize actual images of the space in which the user stays, thereby providing augmented reality in which the user is provided with various pieces of visual information. The above information is presented as background information only to assist with an understanding of the disclosure. No determination has been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem Head-mountable wearable electronic devices have recently been designed so as to have a form factor extremely similar to general eyeglasses in order to highlight design elements such as compactness and fashion-oriented aspects. Wearable electronic devices have become compact and thus need to be designed to have minimized charging terminals or buttons such as physical and/or electric keys. Aspects of the disclosure are to address at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the disclosure is to provide a wearable electronic device which has a minimized charging terminal and thus is compact. Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments. Technical Solution In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a lens frame configured to accommodate a display member and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a hinge structure including a first hinge structure connected to the first end and a second hinge structure connected to the second end, a wearing member including a first wearing member connected to the first hinge structure and a second wearing member connected to the second hinge structure, the first wearing member or the second wearing member being configured to move with respect to the lens frame, a first battery disposed in the first wearing member, a first circuit board disposed in the first wearing member and including first electrodes, and a charging terminal structure disposed in the first wearing member and including first charging pads exposable to an outside, wherein the charging terminal structure includes connecting members arranged in the first wearing member and configured to electrically connect the first charging pads and the first electrodes. In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a lens frame configured to accommodate a display member and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a hinge connecting structure including a first hinge connecting structure connected to the first end and a second hinge connecting structure connected to the second end, a hinge structure including a first hinge structure connected to the first hinge connecting struc