Flexible Clamping Massager With Ring Positioning For Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massagers often fall off during use, leading to poor user experiences due to their design and functionality limitations.
Innovation Solution
A massager with a clamping part featuring flexible first and second engagement portions, a positioning portion that includes a ring or elongated stick, and a driving mechanism with swing arms to provide clamping massage and prevent the device from falling off, enhancing user experience by stabilizing the device during use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing massagers are designed with simple structures, then they are easy to manufacture, but they fall off during use resulting in poor reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The massager is divided into multiple functional segments: a clamping part with first and second engagement portions, a positioning portion with rings or elongated sticks, and a driving mechanism with swing arms. Each segment performs a specific function (clamping, positioning, driving), allowing the complex device to be managed through modular components that can be manufactured and assembled separately while achieving overall stability during use
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning portion including rings or elongated sticks is integrated within or alongside the clamping part structure. The swing arms of the driving mechanism are disposed within the engagement portions. This nested arrangement allows multiple functions to be combined in a compact configuration, maintaining reliability without excessive external complexity
2Ease of operation
If massagers use rigid structures, then they provide strong clamping force, but they are uncomfortable and may fall off reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The first and second engagement portions are made of flexible material to provide comfort and adaptability during operation. In contrast, the positioning portion with rings or elongated sticks and the driving mechanism maintain rigid structures to provide strong clamping force and stable positioning. This local differentiation of material properties allows the device to simultaneously achieve comfort for ease of operation and strength for effective clamping
Solution Approach 2:
The swing arms in the driving mechanism enable dynamic movement of the engagement portions, allowing the massager to adapt its clamping force and position during use. The flexible engagement portions can deform to match body contours, while the rigid positioning portion maintains stable placement, creating a dynamic system that balances comfort and strength
Data Source
AI summary
A massager includes a clamping part, a driving mechanism and a positioning portion. The clamping part includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are opposite to each other and made of a flexible material, with a cavity defined between the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. The driving mechanism includes at least one swing arm which is disposed in at least one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion for driving the at least one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion to move toward or away from the other. The positioning portion includes at least one ring or an elongated stick.