IP Library Granted Patent US 8,818,480
Granted Patent B2
US 8,818,480 · App. 13/669,847 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Biological information detection device

Inventors: Hideki Okuda (Chiba, JP); Teruo Kato (Chiba, JP); Dai Terasawa (Chiba, JP); Takahiro Kaneko (Chiba, JP); Hiroshi Kawamata (Chiba, JP); Nobukazu Omori (Chiba, JP); Hideaki Koshoji (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,818,480
App. No.
13/669,847
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A biological information detection device includes a main body portion, a heartbeat detection portion, formed integrally with the main body portion, which has electrodes that come into contact with a biological surface, and a fixing band, detachably provided to the main body portion, which mounts the main body portion and the heartbeat detection portion to a user. A sealing portion for securing sealing of an electrical connection portion is provided in the periphery of the electrical connection portion that electrically connects the main body portion to the electrodes of the heartbeat detection portion.

Claims (30)

1. A biological information detection device comprising:

a device main body:

a biological signal detection portion, formed integrally with the device main body, which has an electrode that comes into contact with a biological surface;

a fixing portion, detachably provided to the device main body, which mounts the device main body and the biological signal detection portion to a human body;

an electrical connection portion which electrically connects the device main body to the electrode of the biological signal detection portion; and

a sealing portion surrounding the periphery of the electrical connection portion and protruding into contact with the device main body to seal the electrical connection portion from the outside environment.

2. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing portion is integrally formed in the biological signal detection portion.

3. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein a ring-shaped groove is formed between the electrical connection portion and the sealing portion.

4. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the biological signal detection portion is formed from conductive elastomer, and the conductive elastomer serves as the electrode.

5. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing portion has a substantially triangular shape in cross section.

6. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing portion has a substantially circular-ring shape when seen in plan view.

7. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing portion has a substantially semicircular shape in cross section.

8. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing portion has a substantially rectangular shape when seen in plan view.

9. The biological information detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover that covers the sealing portion.

10. A biological information detection device, comprising:

a main body portion containing a circuit board;

a biological signal detection portion integral with the main body portion and having an electrode that comes into contact with a biological surface of a human body during use of the device;

a fixing portion attached to the main body portion for mounting the main body portion to a human body so that the electrode contacts a biological surface of the human body;

an electrical connection portion that electrically connects the circuit board to the electrode; and

a compressible sealing portion surrounding a peripheral portion of the electrical connection portion and compressed between the main body portion and the electrical connection portion to seal the electrical connection portion from the outside environment.

11. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the sealing portion protrudes from the electrical connection portion toward the main body portion.

12. The biological information detection device according to claim 11 ; wherein the sealing portion is formed integrally with the electrical connection portion from conductive elastomer.

13. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the electrical connection portion comprises an electrical connection plate electrically connected to the electrode, and a conductive member extending through a hole in the main body portion and electrically connecting the electrical connection plate to the circuit board.

14. The biological information detection device according to claim 13 ; wherein the conductive member comprises a coil spring.

15. The biological information detection device according to claim 13 ; wherein the sealing portion surrounds the conductive member in a region where the conductive member contacts the electrical connection plate.

16. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the sealing portion protrudes from the main body portion toward the electrical connection portion.

17. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 , further comprising a cover that covers the sealing portion.

18. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the sealing portion has a generally triangular cross-sectional shape.

19. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the sealing portion has a closed ring shape.

20. The biological information detection device according to claim 10 ; wherein the sealing portion has a generally semicircular cross-sectional shape.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
To: SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069183/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2013
From: OKUDA, HIDEKI; KATO, TERUO; TERASAWA, DAI; KANEKO, TAKAHIRO; KAWAMATA, HIROSHI; OMORI, NOBUKAZU; KOSHOJI, HIDEAKI
To: SEIKO INSTRUMNETS INC.
Reel/Frame 029873/0056 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-244574 · Nov 8, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130137956A1 · May 30, 2013