Patch-type sensor module

1. A patch-type sensor module comprising:

a power supply unit electrically connected to a flexible circuit board;

a sensing unit mounted on the flexible circuit board and including a temperature sensor configured to measure a user's body temperature;

a communication unit for allowing power to be supplied using a wake-up function and for transmitting information measured by the sensing unit to an external communication module through a pairing with the external communication module when power is supplied;

a control unit configured to control driving of the power supply unit, the sensing unit, and the communication unit; and

a protection member configured to prevent the flexible circuit board, the power supply unit, the sensing unit, the communication unit, and the control unit from being exposed to an outside,

wherein the flexible circuit board includes an incised portion having a predetermined area and formed to be incised inward in a thickness of the flexible circuit board; and

the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion such that all of a thickness of the power supply unit corresponding to a thickness of the flexible circuit board is accommodated by the incised portion,

wherein the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion and is not stacked on a surface of the flexible circuit board,

wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a pair of electrodes mounted on one surface thereof and configured to be convex to a user's skin, and

wherein the power supply contact pads are electrically connected to the flexible circuit board in the incised portion.

2. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit further includes at least another sensor configured to sense information different from that measured by the temperature sensor.

3. The patch-type sensor module of claim 2 , wherein the at least another sensor includes at least one among an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an ultraviolet (UV) sensor, and a humidity sensor.

4. The patch-type sensor module of claim 2 , wherein: the pair of electrodes is disposed in arrangement holes formed to pass through the protection member.

5. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein the communication unit includes a first communication module for authentication with the external communication module and a second communication module configured to transmit information measured through the sensing unit.

6. The patch-type sensor module of claim 5 , wherein:

the first communication module is a near field communication (NFC) antenna module; and

the second communication module is a Bluetooth antenna module.

7. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein:

the protection member includes an exposure hole formed to pass through a region corresponding to the temperature sensor; and

the temperature sensor is disposed in the exposure hole.

8. The patch-type sensor module of claim 7 , wherein the exposure hole is filled with a sealing member configured to block an inflow of moisture from the outside to the flexible circuit board.

9. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit is a plate-shaped flexible battery.

10. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein a wireless power reception antenna configured to receive external wireless power and recharge the power supply unit is formed in a pattern on one surface of the flexible circuit board.

11. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein an adhesive member is disposed on one surface of the protection member.

12. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein the protection member is made of a material having flexibility.

13. The patch-type sensor module of claim 1 , wherein the patch-type sensor module further includes:

a base substrate having flexibility and air permeability; and

a medicinal solution layer including a functional material disposed on one surface of the base substrate.

14. The patch-type sensor module of claim 13 , wherein the base substrate is formed of a nanofiber web of a three-dimensional network structure having micropores.

15. The patch-type sensor module of claim 13 , wherein the medicinal solution layer is formed of a nanofiber web accumulated by electrically spinning a spinning solution in which a functional material, a water-soluble polymer, and a solvent are mixed.

16. A patch-type sensor module comprising:

a plate-shaped flexible battery electrically connected to a flexible circuit board so as to provide driving power and disposed in an incised portion formed on one side of the flexible circuit board;

a temperature sensor mounted on one surface of the flexible circuit board to measure a user's body temperature;

a communication unit including a near field communication (NFC) antenna module and a Bluetooth module for allowing power supply using a wake-up function and for transmitting information measured by the temperature sensor to an external communication module through a pairing with the external communication module when power is supplied;

a control unit configured to control driving of the flexible battery, the temperature sensor, and the communication unit; and

a protection member made of a material having flexibility and configured to prevent the flexible circuit board, a power supply unit, the temperature sensor, the communication unit, and the control unit from being exposed to an outside,

wherein the flexible circuit board includes an incised portion having a predetermined area and formed to be incised inward in a thickness of the flexible circuit board; and

the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion such that all of a thickness of the power supply unit corresponding to a thickness of the flexible circuit board is accommodated by the incised portion,

wherein the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion and is not stacked on a surface of the flexible circuit board,

wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a pair of electrodes mounted on one surface thereof and configured to be convex to a user's skin, and

wherein the power supply contact pads are electrically connected to the flexible circuit board in the incised portion.

17. A patch-type sensor module comprising:

a power supply unit electrically connected to a flexible circuit board;

a sensing unit mounted on the flexible circuit board and including a temperature sensor configured to measure a user's body temperature;

a communication unit for allowing power to be supplied using a wake-up function and for transmitting information measured by the sensing unit to an external communication module through a pairing with the external communication module when power is supplied;

a control unit configured to control driving of the power supply unit, the sensing unit, and the communication unit; and

a protection member configured to prevent the flexible circuit board, the power supply unit, the sensing unit, the communication unit, and the control unit from being exposed to an outside,

wherein the flexible circuit board includes an incised portion having a predetermined area and formed to be incised inward in a thickness of the flexible circuit board; and

the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion such that all of a thickness of the power supply unit corresponding to a thickness of the flexible circuit board is accommodated by the incised portion,

wherein the power supply unit is disposed in the incised portion and is not stacked on a surface of the flexible circuit board,

wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a pair of electrodes mounted on one surface thereof and configured to be convex to a user's skin,

wherein the flexible circuit board includes a protection circuit to prevent overcharge during charging of the power supply unit, and

wherein the power supply contact pads are electrically connected to the flexible circuit board in the incised portion.