Eyeglass Frame Support Member for Wearable Instrument Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable instrument mounting solutions for eyeglass frames are either damaging to the appearance when mounted or require complex clipping or screwing, making them difficult to easily attach and detach.
Innovation Solution
A support member with a head-contact portion, temple-contact portion, and instrument-connection portion that securely attaches to the eyeglass frame without damaging the appearance, featuring a curved shape for better contact, slidable connections, and a battery container for power supply, allowing easy mounting and demounting without the need for clipping or screwing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clip or screw attachment is used to mount the wearable instrument on the eyeglass frame, then the mounting is secure, but the appearance of the eyeglass frame is damaged or the complexity of attachment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a support member as an intermediary component between the wearable instrument and the eyeglass frame. This support member includes a head-contact portion that contacts the user's head, a temple-contact portion that contacts the temple part of the eyeglass frame, and an instrument-connection portion that connects to the wearable instrument. By using this intermediary support member, the wearable instrument can be securely mounted without directly attaching clips or screws to the eyeglass frame, thus preserving the appearance of the frame while maintaining mounting security.
2Reliability
If a clip or screw attachment is used to mount the wearable instrument, then the mounting is secure, but the ease of attachment and detachment decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mounting system into separate functional segments: the support member with its three distinct portions (head-contact, temple-contact, and instrument-connection) and the wearable instrument. This segmentation allows the support member to remain attached to the eyeglass frame while the wearable instrument can be easily attached and detached from the instrument-connection portion. The temple-contact portion provides secure anchoring to the frame, while the instrument-connection portion enables easy attachment/detachment of the wearable instrument without affecting the frame attachment.
3Reliability
If a complex clipping or screwing mechanism is used, then the mounting security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex attachment mechanism from the eyeglass frame itself and places it in a separate support member. The support member contains the attachment structure that contacts the temple part of the frame, while the frame itself remains simple and unmodified. This extraction allows the mounting security function to be provided by the support member's attachment mechanism rather than by modifications to the frame, thereby reducing the overall device complexity while maintaining secure mounting.
Data Source
AI summary
A support member for a wearable instrument which is mounted on a user's head part in cooperation with an eyeglass frame includes a head-contact portion that comes in contact with the user's head part, a temple-contact portion that comes in contact with a temple part of the eyeglass frame on a surface opposite of the head-contact portion, an instrument-connection portion for a wearable instrument that is disposed on the side of the temple-contact portion. Here, the temple-contact portion 30 has a first contact surface that comes in contact with a head-side surface of the temple part.