AUTOLACING FOOTWEAR MOTOR HAVING ROTARY DRUM ENCODER

    公开(公告)号:US20240148101A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18412220

    申请日:2024-01-12

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of footwear and related method includes a midsole, an upper secured with respect to the midsole, and a lace extending through the upper. A motorized lacing system positioned within the midsole, configured to engage with the lace to increase and decrease tension on the lace. The motorized lacing system includes a motor, including a motor shaft, a spool, coupled to the motor shaft, configured to spool and unspool the lace based on the turning of the motor shaft, a processor circuit, and an optical encoder. The optical encoder comprises a three-dimensional encoder defining a major axis and having a surface having a first plurality of segments positioned between a second plurality of segments, and an optical sensor, positioned within optical range of the cylindrical encoder, configured to output a signal to the processor circuit indicative of a detected one of a first and second plurality of segments.

    MULTI-ANTENNA TUNED WEARABLE ARTICLE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240086676A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18513986

    申请日:2023-11-20

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Holli Pheil

    摘要: A wearable article, system, and method includes a structure configured to enclose a body part, a first antenna, in a first positon on or within the structure, tuned to communicate according to a wireless communication modality through air, a second antenna, in a second position on or within the structure, tuned to communicate according to the wireless communication modality through the body part, the first antenna being tuned differently than the second antenna, and a transceiver, operatively coupled to at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna, configured to communicate with an external antenna via the at least one of the first and second antennas according to the wireless communication modality.

    DETERMINING FOOTWEAR REPLACEMENT BASED ON PIEZOELECTRIC OUTPUT

    公开(公告)号:US20240065368A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18244491

    申请日:2023-09-11

    申请人: NIKE, Inc

    摘要: An article of apparel, a system, and methods include a structural material configured to enable the article of footwear to the worn on a body. A wireless transmission circuit is included and a piezoelectric generator is positioned with respect to the structural material in a configuration to be flexed to induce a voltage signal output. A voltage sensor is configured to sense the voltage profile and output a sensor signal indicative of the voltage profile. An electronic data storage, coupled to the voltage sensor, is configured to store voltage profile information based on the sensor data. A comparator, coupled to the electronic data storage, is configured to identify a change in the voltage profile information over time. The wireless transmission circuit is configured to transmit data indicative of a physical status of the article of footwear based on the change in the voltage profile information over time.

    AUTOLACING FOOTWEAR MOTOR HAVING ROTARY DRUM ENCODER

    公开(公告)号:US20230030904A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17967064

    申请日:2022-10-17

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of footwear, method, and motorized lacing system includes a motor, including a motor shaft, a spool, coupled to the motor shaft, configured to spool and unspool the lace based on the turning of the motor shaft, a processor circuit, and a three-dimensional encoder. The three-dimensional encoder defines a major axis and has a surface having a tabs extending from a drum, an optical sensor, positioned within optical range of the cylindrical encoder, configured to output a signal to the processor circuit indicative of a detected one of the tabs, and a beam break, positioned between the three-dimensional encoder and the optical sensor, forming a pair of slits. The optical sensor is positioned to view the tabs through the pair of slits, wherein the processor circuit is configured to operate the motor based, at least in part, on the signal as received from the optical sensor.

    Multi-modal on-field position determination

    公开(公告)号:US11096140B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US15774084

    申请日:2016-11-10

    申请人: NIKE, INC.

    摘要: A system, devices, and methods include a player network hub and relay network hubs. The player network hub is configured to form a body area network with peripheral devices by communicating wirelessly according to a first wireless protocol and transmit location information according to a second wireless protocol different than the first wireless protocol. The relay network hubs are configured to form a wide area network with the player network hub and a master network hub by communicating, at least in part, according to the second wireless protocol, wherein the relay network hubs are configured to receive the location information from the player network hub and wherein at least one of the relay network hubs or the master network hub are configured to determine a location of the player network hub based on the location information.

    APPAREL WITH WIRELESS-POWERED SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210153572A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:US17106598

    申请日:2020-11-30

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of apparel, system, and methods optionally include a textile material, a mobile device holder, coupled to the textile material, configured to secure a mobile device with respect to the article of apparel, and an electrical system. The electrical system includes an antenna, configured to communicatively couple with a primary antenna of the mobile device, positioned in relation to the bolder, a power supply, coupled to the antenna, configured to output power based on a current as generated in the antenna when commutatively coupled with the primary antenna, a controller, coupled to the power supply, operable based on the power as output by the power supply, and a sensor, coupled to the textile material, communicatively coupled to the controller via a conductor, configured to detect a sensor condition and output a sensor signal when powered by the power output by the power supply.