Eyewear Temple Arm Deployable Electronic Device Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing eyeglass designs with deployable video screens face limitations such as visibility of screens when stored and the inability to accommodate multiple types of electronic devices, leading to suboptimal storage and deployment solutions.
Innovation Solution
The eyewear design incorporates a frame with temple arm members containing through passages and storage cavities, allowing for the stowage and deployment of various electronic devices like video screens, projectors, cameras, microphones, and sensors, with movable covers and integrated processor units and batteries, enabling seamless switching between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If video screens are mounted on temple armpiece of eyeglasses, then video viewing is enabled, but screens remain visible when in stored position
Solution Approach 1:
The video screen is designed to be dynamically deployable and storable within the temple arm member. The screen can be extended from a retracted position within the temple arm to a deployed position in front of the frame, allowing it to be hidden when not in use while remaining functional when needed. This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction between maintaining a clean appearance during storage and providing video viewing capability.
2Device complexity
If single type of electronic device is mounted, then device integration is simplified, but versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The temple arm member is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate multiple types of electronic devices including video screens, cameras, projectors, and other electronic components. The standardized through passage and storage cavity configuration allows different devices to be mounted in the same location, providing versatility while maintaining a consistent integration approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device mounting system is segmented into modular components: the temple arm member structure, the through passage, the storage cavity, and the removable electronic device. This segmentation allows for flexible configuration where different electronic devices can be independently selected and mounted, facilitating versatility without requiring complete redesign for each device type.
3Weight of moving object
If electronic devices are made small and light, then portability is improved, but device functionality is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic devices are positioned within the three-dimensional space of the temple arm member, utilizing the depth and volume of the storage cavity. This spatial arrangement allows devices to be compact when stored within the temple arm while still providing sufficient functionality. When deployed, the devices extend from the temple arm to provide their full functional capability in front of the frame.
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AI summary
Eyewear having one or more electronic devices stowable and deployable from storage cavities disposed in one or both temple arms of the eyewear are described. The devices are deployable through passages in the eyewear frame which are covered when the devices are in the stowed position. Devices may be changed either by removing and replacing a device or by removing and replacing a temple arm on a particular set of eyewear.