IP Library Granted Patent US 11,432,613
Granted Patent B2
US 11,432,613 · App. 16/607,389 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Load cell module inserted in shoes and weight management service system using the same

Inventors: Si Hyun Choi (Busan, KR); Hyo Jae Lee (Gimhae-si, KR); Gwang Sup Moon (Busan, KR)
Assignee: Si Hyun Choi
A43B3/34A61B5/0002A61B5/6807G01G19/44G01G19/52G09B19/00A61B2560/0214A61B2562/0252H02J7/0045
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Patent No.
US 11,432,613
App. No.
16/607,389
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a load cell module configured to be insertedly disposed in shoes and a weight management service system using the same. The load cell module comprises: a main case ( 10 ) including a load cell accommodating space ( 11 ) projected upwardly at one side thereof and a circuit and battery accommodating space ( 12 ), which are formed therein; a load cell ( 20 ) accommodated in the load cell accommodating space ( 11 ); a main PCB ( 30 ) including a tilt sensor ( 31 ) and a transmission and reception unit ( 32 ), the main PCB being accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 ; and a battery ( 40 ) accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 , whereby the load cell module is detachably mounted to a heel part (H) of a midsole (M) of a shoe.

Claims (18)

1. A load cell module configured to be insertedly disposed in shoes, comprising:

a main case ( 10 ) including a load cell accommodating space ( 11 ) projected upwardly at one side thereof and a circuit and battery accommodating space ( 12 ), which are formed therein;

a load cell ( 20 ) accommodated in the load cell accommodating space ( 11 );

a main PCB ( 30 ) including a tilt sensor ( 31 ) and a transmission and reception unit ( 32 ) disposed thereon, the main PCB being accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 ; and

a battery ( 40 ) accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 ,

whereby the load cell module is detachably mounted to a heel part (H) of a midsole (M) of a shoe.

2. The load cell module according to claim 1 , wherein the main PCB ( 30 ) comprises a charging terminal ( 33 ) and a functional button ( 34 ), which are disposed thereon so as to be exposed to a side of the main case ( 10 ).

3. The load cell module according to claim 1 , further comprising a weight transfer unit ( 13 ) having a surface hardness of 10 to 60 Shore C, which is disposed on a top of the main case ( 10 ) so as to cover an upper portion of the load cell accommodating space ( 11 ).

4. The load cell module according to claim 1 , wherein the main case ( 10 ) comprises an opening formed at an upper portion thereof so as to fluidically communicate with the upper portion of the load cell accommodating space ( 11 ) so that a weight measurement plate ( 21 ) is disposed above the load cell ( 20 ) in such a manner as to be protruded upwardly from the upper portion of the main case ( 10 ) through the opening.

5. The load cell module according to claim 1 , wherein the main case ( 10 ) comprises at least two fixed projections ( 14 ) formed on an underside thereof so as to be coupled to a concaved recess formed on the heel part (H) of the shoe.

6. A weight management service system using a load cell module configured to be insertedly disposed in shoes,

wherein the load cell module comprises:

a main case ( 10 ) including a load cell accommodating space ( 11 ) projected upwardly at one side thereof and a circuit and battery accommodating space ( 12 ), which are formed therein;

a load cell ( 20 ) accommodated in the load cell accommodating space ( 11 );

a main PCB ( 30 ) including a tilt sensor ( 31 ) and a transmission and reception unit ( 32 ), the main PCB being accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 ; and

a battery ( 40 ) accommodated in the circuit and battery accommodating space 12 ,

whereby the load cell module is detachably mounted to a heel part (H) of a midsole (M) of a shoe,

the weight management service system being characterized in that when a wearer is in a state where his or her feet are level with the ground surface, the wearer's state is detected by the tilt sensor ( 31 ) and at this time, values measured by the load cell ( 20 ) is transmitted to a mobile terminal of the wearer in a continuous or intermittent manner through the transmission and reception unit ( 32 ), and variations in the measured values are outputted as graphs and figures on the mobile terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2019
From: CHOI, SI HYUN; LEE, HYO JAE; MOON, GWANG SUP
To: CHOI, SI HYUN
Reel/Frame 050798/0016 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0079068 · Jun 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200128903A1 · Apr 30, 2020
Cited By (1)
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