Quick-Release Eyewear Assembly for Stable Yet Repairable Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
The connection structure between components of wearable devices, such as lenses and temples, is difficult to disassemble, especially in smart glasses with functional assemblies, making replacement of faulty parts cumbersome and costly.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release assembly featuring a mounting base with an insertion cavity and a locking member that switches between locking and unlocking states, facilitated by an elastic member and a push member, allowing easy adjustment and disassembly through pressing or rotating mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed connection structure is used between lens and temples, then structural stability is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is divided into modular components: a mounting base fixed to the temple, a detachable lens assembly with locking member, and a visual member. This segmentation allows the lens and visual member to be independently replaced without replacing the entire temple or frame, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and ease of repair.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection structure transitions from a static fixed connection to a dynamic adjustable connection. The locking member can switch between locked and unlocked states, enabling the lens assembly to be securely fixed during use but easily detached when repair or replacement is needed, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and repairability.
2Reliability
If a complex locking mechanism is used, then reliability of connection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking member utilizes elastic deformation of the visual member itself to achieve locking and unlocking functions. The visual member's elasticity provides the locking force when inserted and the unlocking force when deformed, eliminating the need for separate springs or complex locking mechanisms. This resolves the contradiction between connection reliability and device complexity.
3Reliability
If a secure locking mechanism is used, then reliability of connection is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking and unlocking are achieved by changing the deformation parameter of the visual member. When the visual member is inserted, its elastic deformation provides locking force. When pressed or rotated, the deformation parameter changes, releasing the lock. This simple parameter change resolves the contradiction between secure locking and ease of operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the efficiency and convenience of disassembly and assembly of wearable device components by allowing adjustable locking and unlocking states, improving user experience and reducing replacement costs.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic member is elastically compressed and supported between a bottom wall of the guide cavity and the push member
Data Source
AI summary
A quick-release assembly of a wearable device is disclosed and includes a locking member and a mounting base provided with an insertion cavity having an opening formed on a side of the mounting base. An accommodation cavity is provided in the mounting base and spatially connected to the insertion cavity. The locking member includes a locking portion movably disposed on the mounting base along a direction connecting the accommodation cavity and the insertion cavity and an unlocking portion connected to the locking portion. The locking member has a first state and a second state relative to the mounting base. In the first state, at least a portion of the locking portion is disposed within the insertion cavity to lock a visual member entering the insertion cavity through the opening. In the second state, the locking portion is accommodated within the accommodation cavity to release the lock of the visual member.