Eyeglass Frame Mounting Groove for Modular Sensor Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current glasses designs lack integrated solutions for providing safety reminders and environmental monitoring in diverse working conditions, such as preventing accidents due to drowsiness during machine operation and protecting against ultraviolet exposure or hazardous gases.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a mounting groove within the glasses frame that can house electronic devices like cameras, UV detectors, gas/biogas sensors, and doze detectors, which are accessible through a perforation and can be connected via a belt or temple, allowing for immediate warnings via vibration or sound.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional glasses designs are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but safety monitoring and environmental detection capabilities are lacking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety monitoring capabilityVSAvoidglasses structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting groove is designed to accommodate multiple types of electronic devices including cameras, UV detectors, gas sensors, and doze detectors, allowing a single glasses frame to serve multiple safety monitoring functions across different working environments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic devices are nested within the mounting groove structure of the glasses frame, with devices passing through perforations in the groove, integrating complex monitoring capabilities into the existing glasses structure without adding external complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Reliability

If electronic devices are added to provide safety reminders, then user safety is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser safetyVSAvoidelectronic device integration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting groove is divided into multiple perforations that allow individual electronic devices to be independently installed and removed, enabling modular integration where each device can be selected based on specific working conditions without complicating the overall structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting groove acts as an intermediary structure that interfaces between the glasses frame and various electronic devices, providing a standardized mounting mechanism that simplifies device integration while maintaining safety functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple electronic devices are integrated for different working environments, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental monitoringVSAvoidglasses frame production

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting groove is designed as a universal structure that can accommodate various electronic devices through standardized perforations, allowing the same glasses frame design to be used across different applications without requiring custom manufacturing for each device type

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10261346B2Eye glasses structure

Publication Date: 2019.04.16 CHEN LIN YUN

AI summary

Provided is an eyeglasses structure, including a mounting groove provided inside at least one side of a frame, wherein the mounting groove has a perforation inside. When an electronic device passes through the perforation, the electronic device is fastened to the mounting groove. In addition, the electronic device has a switch that is exposed to the mounting groove.