Bone Conduction Eyeglasses with Anti-Falling Buckles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with hearing impairments who also have nearsightedness face challenges in wearing bone conduction hearing aids due to the need for secure attachment to the ears, which conflicts with wearing eyeglasses, as temple arms of eyeglasses interfere with bone conduction headphones.
Innovation Solution
A pair of bone conduction hearing aid eyeglasses featuring connection mechanisms with rubber rings and hooks, anti-falling mechanisms, and integrated bone conduction assemblies that allow secure attachment to the ears without interfering with eyeglasses, ensuring stability during physical activities and simultaneous correction of vision and hearing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bone conduction hearing aids use hooks or semi-circular bands to secure attachment to ears, then hearing aid stability is improved, but compatibility with eyeglasses deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the eyeglass temple arm structure with the bone conduction hearing aid by integrating the hearing aid body into the temple arm. This combination allows the device to function as both eyeglasses and hearing aid simultaneously, resolving the conflict between securing the hearing aid to the ear and maintaining eyeglass compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The temple arm structure is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as the eyeglass arm for vision correction while simultaneously providing the mounting structure for the bone conduction hearing aid. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate attachment mechanisms that would conflict with eyeglass wear.
2Reliability
If temple arms of eyeglasses rest on ears to secure eyeglasses, then eyeglass stability is improved, but bone conduction hearing aid attachment becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the eyeglass temple arm with the hearing aid mounting function, allowing the same structure that secures eyeglasses to also serve as the attachment point for the bone conduction hearing aid. This eliminates the need for separate attachment operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The temple arm is segmented into functional zones: the portion that contacts the ear for eyeglass security, the integrated hearing aid body, and the connection mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to fulfill its specific function while working together as a unified system.
3Reliability
If bone conduction hearing aids require secure ear attachment to prevent detachment during physical activities, then hearing aid reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the retention function into the temple arm structure itself, utilizing the existing eyeglass mounting mechanism to secure the hearing aid. This approach leverages the familiar and reliable temple arm design to provide hearing aid retention without introducing entirely new complex attachment systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The temple arm structure inherently provides the retention function for the hearing aid through its own structural design, eliminating the need for separate retention mechanisms. The temple arm's natural contact with the ear and its integration with the hearing aid body create a self-retaining system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables patients with both hearing impairments and nearsightedness to wear the device securely and comfortably, preventing detachment during movements and allowing for simultaneous correction of vision and hearing without discomfort.
Implementation Method 1
Bone conduction is a method of sound transmission that converts sound into mechanical vibrations of different frequencies. These vibrations are then transmitted through the skull, bony labyrinth, inner ear fluid, cochlea, and auditory pathways to convey sound waves.
Implementation Method 2
outside rear-central portions of the bone conduction eyeglass leg mechanisms are sleeved rubber rings, at lower end portions of the rubber rings are fixedly connected to rubber hooks
Implementation Method 3
at rear end portions of the connecting buckles are fixedly installed at front end portions of an anti-falling mechanism
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AI summary
A pair of bone conduction hearing aid eyeglasses comprises a eyeglass mechanism, wherein at middle portions of both rear sides of the eyeglass mechanism are fixedly connected connection mechanisms, at sides of the connection mechanisms are fixedly connected bone conduction eyeglass leg mechanisms, outside rear-central portions of the bone conduction eyeglass leg mechanisms are sleeved rubber rings, at rear end portions of the bone conduction eyeglass leg mechanisms are fixedly provided connecting buckles, rear end portions of the connecting buckles are fixedly installed at front end portions of an anti-falling mechanism. By arranging bone conduction assemblies within the bone conduction leg mechanisms, patients with hearing impairments and myopia can achieve vision and hearing correction; connecting buckles are connected to automatically retractable anti-falling mechanism, so as to prevent the bone conduction hearing aid eyeglasses from failing off during vigorous movements, thus avoiding potential damage to the bone conduction hearing aid eyeglasses.