Adjustable Temple Mechanism for Dynamic Fit in Electronic Glasses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standardized electronic eyewear often fails to accommodate varying head sizes and ear positions, leading to discomfort due to the weight of electronic components, with no adequate solutions currently available.
Innovation Solution
A headset with adjustable temples that can be dynamically extended and retracted using a slider or wheel mechanism, combined with a locking mechanism to customize the fit, allowing for precise adjustment to distribute force appropriately on the user's head.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standardized electronic eyewear is used, then manufacturing cost and device complexity are reduced, but comfort and adaptability to different users deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The temple arms are designed with dynamic adjustability, allowing users to extend or retract them to fit different head sizes. The temple arms can be moved along the bridge structure and locked at various positions, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to individual users.
Solution Approach 2:
The temple arms are segmented into adjustable sections that can be independently positioned. The bridge structure includes multiple engagement points or slots that allow the temple arms to be divided and repositioned, enabling customization without requiring a completely different design for each user.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electronic components are added to eyewear, then functionality is improved, but weight increases causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable temple mechanism allows the weight distribution to be locally optimized for each user. By adjusting the temple length and angle, users can shift the weight bearing points to more comfortable locations on their heads, accommodating different head sizes and shapes while supporting the electronic components.
3Ease of operation
If temple length is fixed, then device complexity is reduced, but comfort and fit for different users deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The temple adjustment mechanism is designed to be user-operable without requiring assistance or complex tools. Users can manually extend or retract the temple arms and lock them at desired positions, enabling self-service customization that is simple and intuitive.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment mechanism may incorporate simple mechanical elements such as sliders, wheels, or click-lock systems that replace complex multi-component adjustment assemblies. This substitution maintains ease of operation while minimizing the complexity of the mechanical structure.
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a headset may include a bridge with lenses, an elongated left temple coupled to a left portion of the bridge, and an elongated right temple coupled to a right portion of the bridge. The headset may also include at least one adjustable mechanism that is manipulable to dynamically arrange the structure of the temples toward and away from the bridge, as well as a locking mechanism that selectively locks and unlocks the arrangement of the temples with respect to the bridge. In some examples, the adjustable mechanism may include at least one track for sliding the left and right temples with respect to the bridge to extend and retract distal portions of the temples from the bridge, and at least one element such as a wheel that is controllable to move the temples with respect to the bridge along the at least one track.