Cordless Massage Device with Flexible Shaft and Sanitizing Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage devices lack sufficient vibration and stimulation, are often rigid and inflexible, require wiring for operation, lack convenient maximum stimulation adjustment, and lack integrated heating and secure, discrete storage solutions.
Innovation Solution
A cordless, rechargeable massage device with a bendable design, adjustable vibration levels, and integrated heating, paired with a discreet and secure storage unit featuring a fingerprint scanner, ventilation, and recharging capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If larger and more powerful motors are used to increase vibration levels, then stimulation is improved, but the device requires wiring and plugging in to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the motor, battery, and control electronics into a single integrated cordless massage device. The rechargeable battery pack is permanently attached to the motor assembly, eliminating the need for external wiring while providing sustained power for high-vibration operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The massage device incorporates multiple functions including vibration massage, heating, and rechargeable battery operation within a single portable unit. This multi-functionality allows the device to deliver powerful stimulation without requiring connection to external power sources or heating devices.
2Strength
If the device is made rigid for structural stability, then durability is improved, but the device cannot conform to different body shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The massage device incorporates a flexible shaft that can be bent and shaped by the user to conform to different body contours. The flexible shaft maintains its shaped configuration during use, providing both adaptability to various body shapes and structural stability for effective massage delivery.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device is made pliable to conform to body shapes, then adaptability is improved, but the device cannot maintain its shape during use
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible shaft is designed with memory characteristics that allow it to be temporarily bent into various shapes by user manipulation, then automatically return to and maintain its original configured shape during massage operation, providing both adaptability and shape stability.
4Power
If stimulation levels are increased to maximum for enhanced experience, then user pleasure is improved, but energy consumption increases rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
The massage device employs periodic vibration patterns with varying intensities rather than continuous maximum power output. The motor operates in cycles of high and low vibration, providing effective massage stimulation while allowing the battery to recharge between high-power bursts, extending operational duration.
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
Enhances user experience with increased vibration and stimulation, flexibility, convenient stimulation adjustment, and secure, discreet storage with sanitizing and charging functionality.
Implementation Method 1
an integrated heating unit to enhance a user's experience
Implementation Method 2
The storage unit is also equipped with a heating mechanism and ventilation device to sanitize and remove moisture from the massage device and the interior of the storage unit
Implementation Method 3
The storage unit is provided with a discreet fingerprint scanner to provide fast and easy access to its contents by authorized users
Data Source
AI summary
A massage device having a body with two end sections attached to a center section. The center section of the body has a motor and a heating unit, and each end section has an eccentric weight that are connected to the motor such that vibrations generated by the motor are transferred to each eccentric weight. The massage device also has a control mechanism configured to adjust the vibration of the massage device, and a microcontroller connected to the control mechanism and the motor to control the operation of the motor. A storage unit for storing a message device is capable of sanitizing, heating, and charging the message device.