Air Traction Belt Segmented Support and Inflation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air traction belts are difficult for users with less physical strength and agility to tighten, often leading to inadequate support, traction, and decompression due to their soft and resilient nature, and they frequently leak during inflation, with sizing issues causing improper fit and reduced effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
An air traction belt structure featuring an inner inflatable belt surrounded by an outer solid support belt, allowing for easy tightening with reduced physical effort and preventing leakage, with the outer belt providing constant support and the inner belt offering traction and decompression effects, and adjustable sizing to fit various waist sizes without extension pieces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the air traction belt is made soft and resilient to provide comfort, then user comfort is improved, but the belt cannot provide adequate support and traction
Solution Approach 1:
The traction belt is divided into two distinct segments: an inner inflatable belt providing comfort and traction, and an outer solid support belt providing structural strength and support. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite structure combining inflatable material (for comfort and traction) with solid support material (for strength and support). This composite design enables the belt to simultaneously provide both comfort and adequate support capabilities.
2Area of stationary object
If the air traction belt is made wide to provide sufficient coverage, then the belt can wrap around the waist, but users have difficulty grasping and applying pulling forces
Solution Approach 1:
The belt is segmented into an inner wide inflatable belt for coverage and an outer narrower solid support belt for user interaction. The outer belt's reduced width makes it easily graspable and pullable by users, while the inner belt provides the necessary width for waist coverage.
3Strength
If the air traction belt is tightened firmly to provide sufficient support, then the belt can secure the lower portion to the pelvic crest and upper portion to the rib cage, but users with less physical strength and agility cannot complete the tightening action
Solution Approach 1:
The tightening function is segmented between the inner inflatable belt and outer solid support belt. The outer belt's narrower width and solid material properties allow users with less strength to grasp and pull it effectively, while the inner belt's inflatable nature enables it to expand and provide support once tightened.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the material parameter of the outer belt from inflatable to solid, which alters its mechanical properties to be more suitable for user manipulation. The solid material provides better grip and pulling characteristics compared to the inflatable material, enabling users with less strength to tighten the belt effectively.
4Reliability
If the air pump outlet valve is connected to the air valve with a fixing clamp to prevent leakage, then the inflation process can be efficient, but the clamp cannot firmly connect the valves during inflation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces an intermediary threaded connection structure between the air pump outlet valve and the air valve. This threaded intermediary provides a more reliable and secure connection compared to a simple fixing clamp, preventing air leakage during the inflation process and ensuring efficient pumping.
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AI summary
The present invention is to provide an air traction belt structure, which includes an inner inflatable traction belt having an air valve thereon for communicating with an inflatable space therein and, and an outer solid support belt having a smaller width than the inner inflatable traction belt and movably surrounding outside of the inner inflatable traction belt. Since a first end of the outer solid support belt can pass through a through hole formed on the inner inflatable traction belt and extend to an inner side of the inner inflatable traction belt, a second end of the outer solid support belt can easily pass through a fixing ring provided on the first end of the outer solid support belt and be pulled by a user, for firmly tightening both the inflated inner inflatable traction belt and the outer solid support belt onto the user's waist at the same time.