Detachable battery in a wearable ring device
Methods, systems, and devices for operating a wearable device are described. A wearable device may include a first portion that has one or more electrical contacts and at least one sensor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a user. The first portion may also include one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a removable battery with the first portion. The removal battery may be coupled with one or more electrical contacts for the removable battery. The removable battery may also be coupled with one or more counterpart detachment features that are configured to interface with the one or more detachment features of the first portion such that the one or more electrical contacts for the removable battery connect with the one or more electrical contacts of the first portion when the removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
1 . A wearable ring device, comprising:
a first portion of the wearable ring device comprising one or more first electrical contacts and at least one sensor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a user, wherein the first portion further comprises one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a curved removable battery with the first portion; and
the curved removable battery formed in an arc with a first end and a second end, one or more second electrical contacts for the curved removable battery, and one or more counterpart detachment features coupled with at least the first end of the arc forming the curved removable battery and configured to interface with the one or more detachment features of the first portion such that the one or more second electrical contacts for the curved removable battery connect with the one or more first electrical contacts of the first portion when the curved removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
2 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein a waterproof barrier is formed between an exterior surface of the wearable ring device and the curved removable battery when the curved removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
3 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more counterpart detachment features comprise the one or more second electrical contacts.
4 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises one or more sections that are structurally weakened relative to other sections of the first portion.
5 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a spring component that couples a first end of the first portion with a second end of the first portion.
6 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detachment features of the first portion comprise one or more magnets, and wherein the one or more counterpart detachment features comprise one or more magnets, or both.
7 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detachment features of the first portion comprise one or more sockets, and wherein the one or more counterpart detachment features comprise one or more coupling elements configured to be inserted into the one or more sockets.
8 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detachment features comprises:
a first magnet configured to couple with a positive terminal of the curved removable battery; and
a second magnet configured to couple with a negative terminal of the curved removable battery.
9 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is configured to break at one or more sections that are structurally weakened relative to other sections of the first portion.
10 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first portion comprises a first curved sub-portion with a first width and a second curved sub-portion with a second width that, together, form a circular interior surface configured to interface with skin of the user.
11 . The wearable ring device of claim 10 , wherein the first width of the first curved sub-portion is less than the second width of the second curved sub-portion.
12 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is formed in a second arc with a first end configured to interface with the first end of the arc forming the curved removable battery and with a second end configured to interface with the second end of the arc forming the curved removable battery.
13 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a circular exterior surface and a circular interior surface that is concentric with the circular exterior surface.
14 . The wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises an antenna, and wherein the curved removable battery is configured to provide power to the antenna.