Absorbent Bra With Half-Circle Pocket Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brassieres do not effectively address the issue of skin-to-skin contact and perspiration, which leads to discomfort, and lack a design that provides both support and an attractive, economical solution.
Innovation Solution
A brassiere design featuring a pocket assembly with a half-circle shape attached to the internal cups, made of breathable materials, which reduces skin contact and prevents perspiration, while providing lift and support through a combination of cup design and laces assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional brassiere designs are used, then structural simplicity and manufacturing ease are maintained, but skin-to-skin contact occurs leading to perspiration and discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The brassiere is divided into multiple functional layers: outer cup, inner pocket with receiving portion, and absorbent padding. This segmentation allows each layer to perform a specific function - the pocket provides structural support and positioning, while the absorbent padding specifically addresses perspiration, resolving the contradiction by adding functional complexity only where needed to eliminate harmful effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The absorbent padding acts as an intermediary layer between the breast and the outer cup, preventing direct skin-to-skin contact that causes perspiration and discomfort. This mediator absorbs moisture and reduces harmful effects without requiring complete redesign of the entire brassiere structure.
2Ease of operation
If absorbent padding and pockets are added to eliminate skin contact and prevent perspiration, then comfort is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the brassiere into modular components (outer cup, pocket assembly, absorbent padding), the manufacturing process becomes more manageable. Each component can be manufactured separately using standard techniques, then assembled together, which maintains ease of manufacture while achieving the comfort benefits of multiple functional layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The pocket structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the cup, positions the absorbent padding correctly, and creates the receiving portion for the breast. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining comfort features.
3Strength
If a pocket assembly with receiving portion is implemented, then breast support and lift are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket assembly is segmented into the pocket itself and the receiving portion, allowing the support function to be concentrated in the pocket structure while the receiving portion simply provides a contoured space. This segmentation achieves strong breast support without requiring the entire assembly to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving portion is nested within the pocket structure, with the absorbent padding further nested within the receiving portion. This nested arrangement provides layered support and comfort functions within a compact configuration, achieving strong support without excessive external complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design effectively eliminates skin-to-skin contact, reduces perspiration, and offers a comfortable, stylish, and cost-effective solution for breast support, enhancing both comfort and appearance.
Implementation Method 1
an absorbent padding interposed between the woman's breast and the outer cup
Implementation Method 2
made of breathable materials, which reduces skin contact and prevents perspiration
Data Source
AI summary
A comfortable absorbent bra including a brassiere assembly, a pocket assembly, and a laces assembly. Brassiere assembly includes a first cup and a second cup. The first cup and second cup have a shape that is in contact with the shape of the woman's breast. The first cup and second cup are held in place through a bridge and backstraps included in laces assembly. Pocket assembly includes a first pocket and a second pocket. First pocket and second pocket have a half-circle shape with a concave portion. A portion of the periphery of first pocket and second pocket are attached to an internal portion of the first cup and second cup respectively creating a receiving portion for the woman's breast.