Eyeglass Temple Figure-8 Jack Mounting System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional eyeglasses lack the ability to securely and easily mount accessory devices such as Bluetooth headsets, reading lights, pendants, and mini speakers on the temple units, with existing solutions not allowing for easy removal or replacement for repair or functionality changes.
Innovation Solution
The eyeglass temple features a concave portion with figure 8-shaped jacks and magnetic members, allowing for secure and detachable mounting of accessory devices via plugs with a corresponding figure 8-shaped cross section, enabling flexible attachment and removal of devices like Bluetooth headsets, LED lights, and pendants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a Bluetooth headset is integrated with the eyeglass frame, then the headset can be securely mounted on the eyeglasses, but the headset cannot be easily removed or replaced for repair or functionality changes
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a jack embedded in the eyeglass temple and a plug on the accessory device. This segmentation allows the accessory to be securely mounted when attached while enabling easy separation when detached, resolving the contradiction between secure mounting and easy removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a fixed integrated structure to a dynamic detachable structure. The jack-plug interface allows the connection state to change between attached and detached, providing both secure mounting when needed and easy removal when needed, thus resolving the contradiction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional eyeglasses are used without mounting features, then the eyeglasses maintain simplicity and aesthetics, but they lack the capability to mount accessory devices
Solution Approach 1:
The jack is embedded within a concave portion of the eyeglass temple, creating a nested structure where the mounting feature is housed within the existing temple structure. This minimizes the impact on the overall appearance and structural complexity while adding the adaptability to mount accessories.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting feature (jack) is localized to specific positions on the eyeglass temple rather than requiring a complete structural redesign. This allows the eyeglasses to maintain their overall simplicity and aesthetics while adding localized functionality for mounting accessories.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessory devices are mounted on the eyeglasses, then user functionality is enhanced, but the mounting structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The jack-plug mounting system is designed as a universal interface that can accommodate different types of accessory devices (Bluetooth headsets, reading lights, pendants, mini speakers). This standardized interface allows multiple accessories to be mounted without increasing the complexity of the mounting structure itself, as the same jack type serves multiple functions.
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 design allows for secure, easy, and flexible mounting of various accessory devices on eyeglasses, enhancing user convenience and comfort by enabling easy attachment and detachment without compromising the eyeglasses' functionality or aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
the concave portion is provided with at least one magnetic member therein to which the plug adheres magnetically
Data Source
AI summary
An eyeglass temple on which an accessory device is adapted to be mounted includes a concave portion provided with a plurality of substantially figure 8-shaped jacks abutting and communicating with one another in the lengthwise direction of the eyeglass temple. The accessory device includes a body, a flexible tube connected with the body, and a plug installed at one end of the flexible tube. The plug is detachably coupled with one of the substantially figure 8-shaped jacks. The accessory device can be mounted on the eyeglass temple securely and fixed at an adjustable position adaptively for flexible change of the accessory device and amenity of a pair of eyeglasses worn on a user.