Bluetooth Earphone Case With TPU Strap to Prevent Cover Loss

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Solution Overview

Problem

Most Bluetooth earphones cases are inconvenient to use, not durable, and prone to damage, with the outer cover easily being lost, increasing the burden for users.

Innovation Solution

A Bluetooth earphones case with a connected structure of an upper and lower cover linked by a TPU elastomer injection molding connecting strap, featuring a charging port, snap, anti-slip lines, and indicator light hole, designed for durability and convenience, and a production process involving sheet punching, injection molding, CNC machine-shaping, and laser cutting to enhance the product's three-dimensional appearance and functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the outer cover is made separable from the case body, then the case can be opened for charging, but the outer cover is easily lost and the case becomes inconvenient to use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of useVSAvoidlikelihood of cover being lost
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The case is divided into an inner case body and an outer cover that can separate and reconnect. The outer cover can be detached for charging convenience but reconnects to the case body through the connecting strap, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability by allowing temporary separation while ensuring eventual reconnection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The connecting strap is made of flexible material that allows the outer cover to be detached and reattached. This flexible connection maintains the case's functionality while preventing permanent loss of the cover, as the strap can be easily manipulated for opening/closing while remaining attached to the case body.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Ease of manufacture

If the case structure is simplified, then manufacturing is easier, but the case becomes more prone to damage and less durable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoiddurability and damage resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The case is segmented into the case body and outer cover connected by a strap, allowing each component to be manufactured separately using simple processes while the assembled structure provides enhanced durability. The segmentation enables easy manufacturing of individual parts while the combined structure resists damage better than a monolithic design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The case combines different materials (case body material and connecting strap material) to create a composite structure that is both easy to manufacture and highly durable. The composite design allows optimization of each material for its specific function while achieving overall strength and damage resistance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Strength

If the case is designed as a single integrated piece, then durability is improved, but the outer cover cannot be removed for charging and convenience is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural durabilityVSAvoidaccessibility for charging
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The case is segmented into separable components (case body and outer cover) that can be detached for charging while maintaining overall structural integrity when connected. This segmentation allows the case to provide both durability when closed and accessibility when opened, resolving the contradiction between strength and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The case transitions from a static integrated structure to a dynamic separable structure. The outer cover can dynamically separate from and reconnect to the case body, allowing the case to adapt between states of closed durability and open accessibility, thus resolving the contradiction between structural strength and operational convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

The solution results in a case that is easy to use, strong, and less likely to be lost, with improved automatic opening and closing, and enhanced design aesthetics, addressing the issues of prior art cases being inconvenient, fragile, and prone to damage.

Implementation Method 1

place the prepared raw materials into the mold cavity for heating and melting

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating and melting: Melting

Implementation Method 2

cool through the mold temperature regulating system

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCooling: Cooling

Implementation Method 3

the connecting strap is made of a TPU elastomer injection molding material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 4

vaporize the corresponding injection molding material instantly by high-temperature heating with the laser

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLaser heating and vaporization: Laser Ablation

Data Source

PatentUS12029290B2Wireless earphones case production process
Publication Date: 2024.07.09 DONGGUAN HAOTONG PLASTICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to the technical field of Bluetooth earphones, and discloses a Bluetooth earphones case and the production process thereof, comprising a protective case body which consists of an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover match, a connecting strap is arranged between the upper cover and the lower cover, the lower cover is made with a charging port at the bottom, arranged with a snap at the top of the front, and made with a placement slot inside, and the outside of the protective case body has anti-slip lines. The present invention solves the problems that the Bluetooth earphones cases in the prior art are inconvenient to use and prone to damage, so it is worthy of popularization and use.