Extendable Arm Display for Eyewear Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic eyewear systems lack innovative designs for integrating displays that are both visually accessible and ergonomically integrated with the frame, limiting user experience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates an extendable arm mechanism that allows the display to retract and extend from a cavity within the eyewear frame, enabling adjustable orientation and positioning relative to the lenses, along with a concave reflective surface and image source configuration for enhanced image visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display is fixed in the frame, then the structure is simple and stable, but the display cannot be adjusted for different user preferences and eyewear types
Solution Approach 1:
The display is mounted on an extendable arm that can move between retracted and extended positions, allowing dynamic adjustment of display position and orientation. This enables the same device to adapt to different user preferences and eyewear types without requiring multiple fixed configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is separated from the main frame structure and mounted on a独立的 extendable arm mechanism. This segmentation allows the display to be independently positioned and oriented while keeping the main frame structure simple and stable
2Ease of operation
If the display is extended for visibility, then user experience is improved, but the device size increases and portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The extendable arm with display can be retracted into a cavity within the frame when not in use, creating a compact form factor. When needed, the arm extends outward to provide full display visibility, thus nesting the extended configuration within the compact form
3Illumination intensity
If a flat reflective surface is used, then the structure is simple, but image visibility and reflection quality are limited
Solution Approach 1:
A concave reflective surface is used instead of a flat surface. The curved geometry of the concave mirror focuses and directs light more effectively, improving image reflection quality and visibility while maintaining a relatively simple optical structure
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 solution provides a user-friendly, adjustable, and visually integrated display system that enhances user experience by allowing flexible display positioning and improved image reflection, catering to various eyewear types and user preferences.
Implementation Method 1
The image source and the concave reflective surface are oriented to enable a user of the eyewear apparatus to view at least an image from the image source as reflected by the concave reflective surface
Data Source
AI summary
Novel eyewear apparatuses including a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus also includes a frame. The frame includes a side region that includes an extendable arm. The first end of the extendable arm is attached to the frame and a second end of the extendable arm is attached to the display. The side region includes a cavity, where the extendable arm is adapted to retract back. The extendable arm is further adapted to extend out of the cavity and orient the display to be visually observable by a user of the eyewear apparatus. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a concave reflective and an image source. The image source and the concave reflective surface are oriented to enable a user of the eyewear apparatus to view at least an image from the image source as reflected by the concave reflective surface.