Eyeglass Frame Printed Circuit Board Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The inconvenience of handling electronic devices, such as playing music or using phones in outdoor environments, due to cumbersome multi-step processes required to connect and disconnect devices from headsets and jackets in cold weather.
Innovation Solution
Integration of electrical components, including speakers and connectors, directly into eyeglass frames using printed circuit boards and connectors, allowing for wireless connections and embedded audio playback, enabling hands-free use of electronic devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electrical components are integrated into eyeglass frames using printed circuit boards, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple electronic components (speakers, connectors, printed circuit boards) directly into the eyeglass frame structure, merging the audio playback device with the eyewear. This integration eliminates the need for separate headsets and external devices, allowing users to listen to music or use phones hands-free while reducing the number of discrete components the user must manage.
Solution Approach 2:
The eyeglass frame is designed with universal connectivity through connectors that can interface with various electronic devices (phones, music players). The printed circuit board provides multi-functional support for different electrical components, enabling the same eyewear structure to serve multiple purposes including audio playback, device connectivity, and potential future expansions.
2Ease of operation
If multiple electrical components are integrated into the eyeglass frame, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the electronic system into modular components: a printed circuit board containing electrical components (speakers, connectors), and the eyeglass frame structure. This segmentation allows for independent manufacturing and assembly of electronic modules, facilitating easier production and potential customization of different component configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The printed circuit board serves as an intermediary substrate that mediates between the eyeglass frame structure and multiple electrical components. It provides standardized mounting locations, electrical connections, and signal routing, simplifying the manufacturing process by offering a common platform for integrating diverse components rather than creating custom mounting solutions for each component.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a lens holder, a first temple with a first end close to the lens holder and a second end, a second temple, an electrical connector and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board with at least one electrical component can be in the first temple. The connector can be close to the first end of the first temple, facing downward, and electrically connected to the at least one electrical component. In another embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a first printed circuit board, with at least one electrical component. The first printed circuit board can be connected to an electrical component at the frame via a second printed circuit board.