WEARABLE RING DEVICE WITH BATTERY IN COVER
Methods of manufacturing and devices for a wearable ring device with a battery in the cover of the device are described. The wearable ring device includes an outer shell component with an inner circumferential surface. The battery may extend radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the wearable ring device. In some cases, the wearable ring device may include a battery chamber configured to enclose the battery and charge carriers. One or more structural boundaries of the battery chamber are formed by a cavity within the inner circumferential surface and a battery cover layer coupled to the inner circumferential surface. The wearable ring device may include a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of sensors electrically coupled to the battery. The PCB overlaps with the battery for at least a portion of the circumference of the wearable ring device.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A wearable ring device, comprising:
an outer shell component comprising an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface;
a battery comprising anode and cathode layers, wherein the battery extends radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the wearable ring device;
a battery chamber configured to enclose the anode and cathode layers of the battery, wherein the battery chamber forms a liquid-tight enclosure by coupling a battery cover layer to the inner curved surface; and
a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of sensors configured to acquire physiological data.
3 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , further comprising:
an insulating layer configured to outline the battery chamber and enclose the anode and cathode layers of the battery within the battery chamber.
4 . The wearable ring device of claim 3 , wherein the insulating layer is coupled to the inner curved surface of the outer shell component and the battery cover layer.
5 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , wherein the anode and cathode layers further comprise:
a first anode layer on top of the battery chamber, wherein the battery chamber is positioned between the inner curved surface and the first anode layer;
a first cathode layer on top of the first anode layer; and
a second anode layer on top of the first cathode layer, wherein the battery chamber is positioned between the second anode layer and the battery cover layer.
6 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , further comprising:
one or more charge carriers configured to contact at least the portion of the inner curved surface of the outer shell component within the battery chamber.
7 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , wherein one or more structural boundaries of the battery chamber are formed by a cavity within the inner curved surface and the battery cover layer coupled to the inner curved surface.
8 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , wherein the printed circuit board overlaps with the battery for at least a second portion of the circumference of the wearable ring device.
9 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensors electrically are coupled to the battery, wherein the plurality of sensors are positioned on a surface of the printed circuit board opposite of the battery chamber.
10 . The wearable ring device of claim 2 , wherein the battery extends radially around an entire portion of the circumference of the wearable ring device.
11 . A method for manufacturing a wearable ring device, comprising:
forming an outer shell component comprising an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface opposite the inner curved surface;
placing anode and cathode layers of a battery of the wearable ring device within the outer shell component;
forming a battery chamber by coupling a battery cover layer to the inner curved surface to form a liquid-tight enclosure that encloses the anode and cathode layers within the battery chamber; and
coupling a printed circuit board to the battery chamber, the inner curved surface of the outer shell component, or both, wherein the printed circuit board comprises a plurality of sensors configured to acquire physiological data.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
injecting one or more charge carriers into the liquid-tight enclosure formed by the battery chamber prior to coupling the printed circuit board to the battery chamber.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the anode and cathode layers are placed within a cavity of the inner curved surface of the outer shell component.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more structural boundaries of the battery chamber are formed by a cavity of the inner curved surface and the battery cover layer.
15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
depositing an insulating layer onto the inner curved surface of the outer shell component after forming the outer shell component.
16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
placing a first anode layer of the anode and cathode layers within the battery chamber;
placing a cathode layer of the anode and cathode layers on top of the first anode layer; and
placing a second anode layer of the anode and cathode layers on top of the cathode layer.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the battery chamber is formed such that the battery extends radially around at least a portion of a circumference of the wearable ring device.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the battery chamber is formed such that the battery extends radially around an entire portion of a circumference of the wearable ring device.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the printed circuit board overlaps with the battery for at least a portion of a circumference of the wearable ring device.
20 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
removing a gas from the battery chamber prior to coupling the printed circuit board to the battery chamber.
21 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
positioning the plurality of sensors on a surface of the printed circuit board opposite of the battery chamber based at least in part on coupling the printed circuit board to the battery chamber.