Elastic Ring Ornament Assembly With Movable Stretching Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new types of jewelry and tools to assist in their construction, particularly for elastic ring-based ornaments, as existing options are limited.
Innovation Solution
An elastic ring-based ornament making device with movable extension arms that support elastic rings in different states, allowing for the mounting of ornamental members, and ornamental members with ring holders that prevent compressive forces on the elastic rings, facilitating the construction of elastic ring-based ornaments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If elastic rings are stretched to accommodate ornamental members, then the ornamental members can be mounted on the elastic rings, but the elastic rings may be damaged or pinched
Solution Approach 1:
The device includes a support structure with extension arms that act as an intermediary between the elastic ring and the ornamental members. The extension arms are configured to hold the elastic ring in a stretched state during assembly, allowing ornamental members to be mounted without directly applying compressive forces to the ring that could cause pinching or damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The device pre-stretches the elastic ring using extension arms before the ornamental members are attached. This preliminary action prepares the elastic ring in the correct state for assembly, ensuring that when ornamental members are mounted, the ring is already in a controlled stretched configuration that prevents pinching.
2Ease of operation
If a device is designed to hold elastic rings in multiple states, then assembly flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates extension arms that can dynamically change position between retracted and extended states. This dynamic capability allows the device to adapt to different assembly needs - holding the elastic ring in a relaxed state during storage or in a stretched state during assembly - without requiring multiple separate devices, thus improving operational flexibility while keeping the structure relatively simple.
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
Enables the easy assembly of elastic ring-based ornaments by stretching the elastic rings to accommodate ornamental members, preventing compressive forces, and providing a secure fit without pinching, thus enhancing the construction process.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one elastic ring is stretched more in the second state than in the first state
Data Source
AI summary
In an aspect, there is provided an elastic ring-based ornament making device for constructing an elastic ring-based ornament that includes at least one elastic ring and a plurality of ornamental members positioned thereon. The elastic ring-based ornament making device includes an elastic ring support including a plurality of extension arms which are movable between retracted and extended positions. When the arms are retracted, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a first state. When the arms are extended, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a second state. The at least one elastic ring is stretched more in the second state than in the first state. The arms when extended are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit mounting of the ornamental members on the at least one elastic ring between the arms.