Elastic Earphone Hanging Ring for Adjustable Anti-Drop Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ear-hook earphones have unchangeable wearing manners, leading to discomfort due to inconsistent ear and auricle sizes, causing easy dislodgment and instability.
Innovation Solution
An anti-drop hanging ring with an elastic collar, connection part, and end designed for adjustable fitting on the auricle, featuring varying shapes and materials for enhanced stability and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the ear-hook part is fixedly assembled with the earphone, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the wearing manner is unchangeable and causes discomfort due to inconsistent ear sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging ring is divided into three main segments: the collar that attaches to the earphone, the connection part that provides flexibility, and the end that contacts the auricle. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function while enabling overall adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection part is designed with elastic properties, allowing it to dynamically adjust its shape and position. This elasticity enables the hanging ring to adapt to different ear shapes and sizes while maintaining a simple fixed assembly structure.
2Ease of operation
If the ear-hook part is made smaller to match auricle size, then the wearing comfort is improved, but the anti-drop effect is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging ring structure nests multiple functions within a compact form: the collar attaches to the earphone body, the connection part provides structural support and flexibility, and the end contacts the auricle. This nested arrangement maintains sufficient size for anti-drop effect while keeping the auricle-contacting portion appropriately sized for comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging ring is made from elastic material that combines the properties of structural support and flexibility. This composite material approach allows the connection part to provide mechanical support for anti-drop effect while the overall structure remains small enough for comfortable wearing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the hanging ring structure is made more complex to adjust wearing position, then the adaptability to different ears is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection part is designed as a flexible elastic structure that naturally bends and conforms to the user's ear shape. This flexibility provides wearing position adjustability without requiring complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic material properties of the connection part allow it to change its physical parameters (shape, position) in response to external forces from different ear shapes. This passive parameter change provides adaptability without active control mechanisms, keeping the device simple.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The anti-drop hanging ring provides adjustable and stable earphone fitting, reducing discomfort and preventing earphones from falling off by adapting to different ear shapes and sizes.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic collar has an outer side and an inner side. The elastic connection part is disposed on the outer side of the elastic collar
Implementation Method 2
the elastic connection part enables the end of the hanging ring of the present invention to be easily adjusted to adaptively abut with different position on the inner side of the auricle
Implementation Method 3
the end is abutted with an auricle of the ear
Implementation Method 4
the end can have a high friction surface or an elastic surface to improve stability and comfort of wearing an earphone
Data Source
AI summary
An anti-drop hanging ring of earphone for stably wearing an earphone is disclosed. The anti-drop hanging ring includes an elastic collar having an outer side and an inner side; an elastic connection part disposed on an outer side of the elastic collar; an end disposed on a portion of the elastic connection part away from the elastic collar. The elastic collar is attached with an earphone. When the earphone is worn on an ear, the end is abutted with an auricle of the ear.