Garment Wire Routing Channels and Port Sealers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garment designs for routing wires associated with headphones are primarily ergonomic and suited for sedentary or casual activities, failing to provide comfortable and concealed wire management during heightened physical activities and lacking customizable routing options.
Innovation Solution
The development of a wire control system within garments featuring multiple channels and port sealers that allow for selective and ergonomic wire routing, including a port sealer membrane with apertures and buttresses for secure wire passage, and a kit with port sealing apparatuses and fabric punches for customizable installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional wire routing methods are used in garments, then wire management is simple for sedentary activities, but wire comfort and concealment are poor during heightened physical activities
Solution Approach 1:
The wire routing system is divided into multiple independent channels (first channel, second channel, third channel) that can be selectively used. Each channel provides a distinct path for wire translation, allowing users to choose the most appropriate route based on their specific physical activity and comfort needs, thereby resolving the contradiction between simple routing and activity adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment incorporates multiple configurable wire routing paths that can be dynamically selected based on the user's activity level and comfort preferences. The system transitions from a static, single-path routing to a dynamic, multi-path system where the optimal wire route can be changed according to different physical conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wire routing channels are added to garments, then wire routing versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multiple channels serve universal wire routing functions rather than specialized purposes. Each channel can accommodate headphone wires or other flexible cables, allowing the same structural elements to fulfill multiple routing configurations. This multi-functionality approach increases versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire channels are integrated within the garment structure in a nested manner, where the channels are embedded within the fabric layers. The channels are positioned to follow natural garment contours and seams, nesting the wire routing infrastructure within the existing garment architecture rather than adding external complexity.
3Reliability
If port sealers with multiple buttresses are used, then wire passage security is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The port sealer integrates multiple functional elements into a single component: the membrane provides the sealing surface, while the first and second buttresses are molded as integral structural features of the same piece. This merging of sealing and reinforcing functions into one unified component improves wire passage security while simplifying manufacturing compared to assembling separate parts.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are garments with selective wire management systems, as well as ports for adapting garments without selective wire management systems. Garments for wire management may include one or more ports which define an aperture through which headphone wire is passed. The ports provide both support to the headphone wire as well as to the garment, thereby preventing tearing of the garment more than is necessary to accommodate the wire. Further, ports may be selectively placed on a garment, as desired, to provide optimal entrance and exit placement of headphone wire. In addition to the ports, a channel may connect the ports, thereby selectively routing the wire along the garment.