Wearable Support Assembly With Deformable Pivot and Tilt Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices struggle with providing comfortable and adjustable support for a user's body parts, especially when worn, as they often lack flexible and customizable structures that accommodate varying user sizes and shapes.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a support structure with movable coupling members and deformable elements that allow for pivoting, tilting, rotating, or yawing movements relative to the housing, enabling adjustable fit and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed support structure is used in wearable electronic devices, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot accommodate varying user sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates movable coupling members that can pivot and deform along with the user's body movements. The coupling members are configured to move relative to the housing, allowing the support to dynamically adapt to different body shapes and sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling members are designed to change their positional parameters through pivoting and linear movements. By allowing the coupling members to change their orientation and position dynamically, the support structure can accommodate varying user sizes and shapes without requiring multiple fixed configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If movable coupling members are added to enable adjustable support, then adaptability to body shapes improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple coupling members spaced apart along a first axis, with each coupling member capable of independent movement. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific adjustment needs, reducing the complexity burden on any single component while collectively providing comprehensive adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling members are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable pivoting motion, allow linear movement, and accommodate deformations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each adjustment mechanism, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If deforming members are incorporated to enable pivoting and tilting, then comfort and fit customization improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling members incorporate deforming members that can flex and deform to accommodate pivoting and tilting movements. These flexible components allow the support structure to conform to different body shapes and provide comfort customization while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes compared to rigid multi-component systems.
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
This design enhances user comfort by providing a customizable fit that accommodates different body sizes and shapes, ensuring a secure and comfortable wear experience.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of deforming members deformable by a movement of the support with respect to the housing by contacting each of the plurality of coupling members in the housing
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a housing in which a body part is accommodated, a support moveably connected to the housing with respect to a first axis and a second axis, the support being between the body part and the housing along the second axis, coupling members accommodated in the housing, spaced apart from each other along the first axis, coupling the support to the housing and movable toward the inside or the outside of the housing together with movement of the support with respect to the housing, and deforming members in contact with the coupling members in the housing, respectively, and deformable by the movement of the support. The support is configured to pivot with respect to the housing, with respect to the first axis, or tilt with respect to the housing, as the deforming members are deformed differently from each other by the movement of the support.