Earphone Spiro-Device for Automatic Wire Retraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional earphones face issues with wire protection and storage, leading to potential breakage and inconvenience in carrying and storing, as the existing methods of winding and using a rubber band or rolling wire seat are not satisfactory.
Innovation Solution
An earphone spiro-device with a rolling axle, rotating element, and controlling element that allows the earphone wire to be rolled up within an electrical device, featuring a spiral trough for the wire and a holding element to manage the wire length, utilizing a motor or torsion spring for automatic winding and unwinding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the wire is left loose without protection, then the earphone is simple to use, but the wire is vulnerable to breakage and has short service life
Solution Approach 1:
The wire is nested within the electrical device body through a retractable mechanism. The wire extends from an outlet on the device housing and can be retracted back into the device, allowing the wire to be protected inside the device while remaining accessible when needed. This resolves the contradiction by providing protection without requiring external accessories or complex separate storage structures.
2Ease of operation
If the wire is wound around a rolling wire seat, then the wire collection is convenient, but the accessory is inconvenient for carrying and storing
Solution Approach 1:
The wire storage function is merged with the electrical device itself. Instead of using a separate rolling wire seat accessory, the device housing incorporates the wire storage capability directly. The wire extends from an outlet on the device and can be retracted back into the device body, combining the functions of the device and wire management into a single integrated unit. This eliminates the need for external accessories while maintaining ease of wire collection.
3Ease of operation
If the wire is wound outside the electrical device, then the earphone can be carried, but the appearance becomes inartistic and the inner cording may break
Solution Approach 1:
The wire is nested within the electrical device housing rather than being exposed externally. The wire extends from an outlet on the device when needed and can be retracted back into the device body for storage. This nesting approach protects the inner cording from breakage while maintaining portability, as the wire is safeguarded inside the device structure rather than being vulnerable when wound externally.
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 earphone spiro-device effectively prevents wire breakage and enhances convenience by automatically collecting and storing the earphone wire within the electrical device, eliminating the need for external accessories and maintaining a compact appearance.
Implementation Method 1
The rotating element can be a torsion spring. The controlling element can be a button for releasing the rotating torsion of the torsion spring by pressing the button.
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AI summary
An earphone spiro-device is used in an electrical device for rolling up the wire of the earphone. The earphone spiro-device includes a rolling axle, a rotating element and a controlling element. The surface of the rolling axle has a spiral trough for containing the wire of the earphone. The rotating element can drive the rolling axle in the specified direction and then roll the wire of the earphone along the spiral trough. Also, the controlling element can control the rotation of the rolling axle.