Adjustable showerhead support system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elderly and temporarily limited individuals face challenges in bathing independently due to difficulty in holding a showerhead, limited range of motion, and lack of stabilization, leading to messy and uncomfortable showering experiences.
Innovation Solution
A clip-on shower chair attachment with a two-lever system that moves a removable showerhead along a track, providing three degrees of freedom (front to back, height adjustment, and lateral movement) for stable and controlled water flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a stationary clip holds the showerhead to the shower chair leg, then the showerhead is stabilized, but the user cannot adjust the showerhead position to reach different body parts
Solution Approach 1:
The showerhead support system replaces the fixed stationary clip with a dynamic cable-driven mechanism that allows the showerhead to move along a track in multiple directions (front to back, side to side, up and down) while maintaining stability through cable tension and pulley systems
Solution Approach 2:
The support system divides the showerhead positioning into independent directional movements along a track, with separate cable-pulley mechanisms for each degree of freedom, allowing adjustable positioning while maintaining overall stability
2Adaptability or versatility
If the showerhead is made removable for flexibility, then the user can adjust positioning, but there is no way to stabilize the showerhead during use
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a dynamic cable-pulley mechanism that provides both movement flexibility and stabilization through tension control, allowing the showerhead to be positioned anywhere along the track while remaining stable during use
Solution Approach 2:
The cable-driven system provides continuous tension feedback that automatically stabilizes the showerhead at any positioned location along the track, eliminating the need for fixed mounting points
3Object-affected harmful factors
If sponge bathing is used instead of showering, then water containment is improved, but the user loses independence and control over the bathing process
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable showerhead system enables users to independently control water flow and positioning to wash their entire body, eliminating the need for assisted sponge bathing while maintaining water containment through proper showerhead placement and direction
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AI summary
An adjustable showerhead support system capable of being attached to a shower chair. The showerhead support system has a showerhead support assembly operated by a showerhead support track lever allowing a user to move a showerhead forwards and backwards. The showerhead support assembly also has a telescoping bracket and telescoping legs to allow a user to adjust the height of the showerhead. The showerhead support system also includes a back track assembly operated by a back track lever that allows the user to move the showerhead left and right. The showerhead support system also includes a counterbalance.