Earpiece Stabilizer Protrusion for Secure Auricle Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional personal audio systems, particularly wireless earpieces, face challenges in balancing secure mounting with comfort due to their larger and heavier design, which can lead to discomfort and easy dislodgment, necessitating a secure and comfortable connection to the auricle.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a stabilizer accessory with resilient materials and a protrusion system that allows for one-step mounting by utilizing a wedging effect and varying degrees of resistance to accommodate different ear anatomies, ensuring secure attachment without compromising comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If wireless earpiece is designed to be secure on the auricle, then stability is improved, but comfort deteriorates due to increased pressure on sensitive portions
Solution Approach 1:
The earpiece is divided into multiple functional components: a main body housing, a separate stabilizer component with resilient members, and an earbud portion. This segmentation allows the stabilizer to provide secure anchoring through the protrusion and resilient engagement while the main body remains lighter and less intrusive, thus improving stability without compromising comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the earpiece are designed with different properties: the stabilizer component uses resilient materials for flexible engagement, the protrusion provides localized anchoring pressure at specific points, while the main body housing maintains a lighter construction. This local differentiation of properties allows secure mounting at critical points while maintaining overall comfort.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless earpiece is made larger and heavier to provide wireless functionality, then wireless capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in securing to auricle
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless earpiece functionality is concentrated in the main body housing, while the stabilizer component provides a separate, simpler mechanical anchoring system. This segmentation allows the heavy wireless components to be minimized in the main body while the stabilizer provides easy-to-apply mechanical security through its resilient members and protrusion design.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer component with its resilient members and protrusion is designed to automatically self-adjust and self-secure when placed on the auricle. The resilient members naturally deform to engage the protrusion and anchor it to the ear anatomy, eliminating the need for complex manual securing operations despite the wireless functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If earpiece applies significant pressure to secure mounting, then stability is improved, but comfort deteriorates due to pressure on sensitive portions of auricle
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting function is segmented into two distinct mechanisms: the resilient members provide flexible, adaptive engagement that distributes pressure, while the protrusion provides localized anchoring at specific stable points on the ear anatomy. This segmentation allows stable mounting through geometric anchoring rather than continuous pressure.
Solution Approach 2:
The protrusion acts as a counterbalancing element that provides mechanical anchoring in opposition to dislodging forces. By positioning the protrusion to engage with the ear anatomy at strategic points, the design creates a counterbalancing effect that stabilizes the earpiece without requiring continuous pressure on sensitive areas.
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 solution provides a secure and comfortable connection to the ear, reducing the complexity of mounting and dismounting while accommodating various ear shapes, enhancing stability and user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The stabilizer accessory can include a plurality of resilient members extending from the housing
Implementation Method 2
allows for one-step mounting by utilizing a wedging effect and varying degrees of resistance
Data Source
AI summary
An earpiece in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present technology includes a housing and a speaker within the housing. The earpiece can also include an earbud and a protrusion carried by the housing. The earbud can extend from the housing toward a canal of a user's ear when the earpiece is mounted to the user's ear. The protrusion can be at least partially received within a recess at least partially defined by a cymba concha of the user's ear and by an anterior ridge of an antihelix of the user's ear when the earpiece is mounted to the user's ear. The protrusion can include resilient members and intervening slots. The individual resilient members can be configured to preferentially bend relative to the housing in a direction parallel to an adjacent length of the anterior ridge when the earpiece is mounted to the user's ear.