Flexible Headrest Assembly With Non-Skid Facial Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage devices lack a headrest assembly that provides optimal comfort, adjustability, and light weight while effectively supporting the face and head during massage, with existing solutions often being bulky and not conforming well to individual facial shapes.
Innovation Solution
A headrest assembly featuring a resilient subassembly with a stretchable bottom section and a non-stretchable outer covering, coupled to a support frame that includes adjustable and removable components, allowing for better conformity to the user's face and improved attachment to the massage device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing headrest designs are used, then structural strength is maintained, but comfort and conformity to facial shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a flexible outer covering made of stretchable material that conforms to the user's facial shape while maintaining structural integrity. This flexible shell allows the headrest to adapt to individual facial contours, resolving the contradiction between maintaining structural strength and achieving comfort through conformity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes materials with varying degrees of stretchability and resilience, changing the physical parameters of the headrest components. The outer covering is made stretchable to conform to faces, while the resilient assembly provides varying resistance to maintain support, thus improving comfort without sacrificing structural strength.
2Strength
If existing headrest designs are used, then structural strength is maintained, but weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs composite material construction combining stretchable fabric outer coverings with resilient foam or spring assemblies. This composite approach provides the necessary structural strength and support while keeping the overall weight lower than traditional solid construction methods, as the resilient assembly distributes loads efficiently.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing headrest designs are used, then basic support function is provided, but adjustability and ease of attachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the headrest into separable components including an outer covering, resilient assembly, and attachment mechanisms. This segmentation allows for easy attachment and detachment of the outer covering and adjustment of the resilient assembly to accommodate different users and preferences, improving both adjustability and ease of attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates adjustable and removable components that allow the headrest to dynamically adapt to different users. The outer covering can be removed and replaced, and the resilient assembly can be adjusted in firmness and positioning, enabling the headrest to change its characteristics based on user needs while maintaining simple attachment procedures.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The headrest assembly provides enhanced comfort and support, adjusts to individual facial shapes, and is lighter and more compact than prior art, ensuring improved massage experience by securely and comfortably supporting the face and head.
Implementation Method 1
the stretchable material allows headrest assembly to better conform to the face of the user
Implementation Method 2
a resilient assembly that supports the face of the user
Implementation Method 3
the bottom section can couple the resilient subassembly to the rest of the headrest assembly in a nonskid fashion
Data Source
AI summary
A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a support frame (226) and a resilient assembly (220). The support frame (226) is coupled to the massage device (10). The resilient assembly (220) supports the face of the user (16). The resilient assembly including a resilient subassembly (258) having an interior resilient region (472) and an outer covering (474) that surrounds and protects the interior resilient region (472). The outer covering (474) can include a bottom section (474C) that is made of a stretchable material. The bottom section (474C) can couple the resilient subassembly (258) to the rest of the headrest assembly (12) in a nonskid fashion.