Back body support for posture correction or pain relief
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional back body supports lack adjustability to effectively support individual's vertebrae, spine, and pelvis regions, limiting their suitability for posture correction and pain relief.
Innovation Solution
A back body support system comprising a primary elongated cushion member with multiple layers and a secondary elongated cushion member, featuring adjustable components such as a vertical protrusion member and elliptical-shaped profile, along with a posture correction member, to provide customizable support for the spine, pelvis, and hip regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional cushions are used, then they provide basic cushioning support, but they lack adjustability to support individual vertebrae, spine, and pelvis regions
Solution Approach 1:
The cushion is divided into multiple functional layers with distinct properties: an outer layer with pelvis and hip support members, an inner layer with spaced blocks, and a liner layer. This segmentation allows each layer to perform specific support functions for different body regions, enabling adjustability without excessive overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cushion have different material properties and support characteristics. The pelvis cushion support member uses a first flexible material, while the hip support members use a softer second flexible material. The inner layer blocks are spaced to provide specific support points. This local differentiation enables customized support for vertebrae, spine, and pelvis regions.
2Reliability
If multiple layers and adjustable components are added to provide customizable support, then posture correction and pain relief effectiveness improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cushion incorporates rotatable and detachable components, specifically the vertical protrusion member that can rotate within the elliptical-shaped profile member. This dynamic element allows users to adjust the cushion's support characteristics based on individual needs, improving posture correction effectiveness while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized mechanical interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The cushion uses composite construction with multiple material types: first flexible material for the pelvis support, second flexible material (softer) for hip support, and a third material with greater hardness for the inner layer blocks. This composite approach enables differentiated support properties in each region, enhancing reliability for posture correction without requiring a single overly complex structure.
3Ease of operation
If the second flexible material of the hip support members is made softer than the first flexible material of the pelvis cushion support member, then hip region comfort improves, but overall structural support may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The cushion applies the principle of local quality by using a softer second flexible material specifically for the hip support members while using a firmer first flexible material for the pelvis cushion support member. This localized material differentiation provides enhanced comfort for the hip region without compromising the overall structural support capability, as each region receives appropriate firmness for its specific support needs.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a back body support 1000 that is provided with the related assemblies, such as a primary elongated cushion member 100, a secondary elongated cushion member 200, a headrest extension member 300, a flexible seating support member 400, a tail bone and buttocks support member 500, a rigid seat member 600, and a posture correction member 700, which may be coupled to one another to provide one or more combinations to be used by a user in one or more ways, such as while sitting or while walking, to provide support to back portion thereof, particularly, along the spine, and pelvis and buttock portion of a body of the user.