Goggle Clip Nose Element Nasal Dilation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Eyewear, particularly goggles, compress nasal passages due to their design, inhibiting breathing through the nose and potentially leading to issues like exercise-induced asthma due to increased water and heat loss when breathing through the mouth.
Innovation Solution
A goggle kit with a goggle clip that attaches to the frame and a nose element, which moves outward to dilate the nasal opening, allowing for improved airflow by compressing the foam liner to create space for the nose element, using mechanisms like magnetic attraction or adhesives for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If goggles are fitted with a foam liner to create a seal, then protection against snow, rain, dirt and debris is improved, but nasal passage compression increases and breathing ability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The goggle system is divided into separate functional components: the foam liner for sealing and protection, and the nasal passage opener device for maintaining breathing. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function without interfering with the other, resolving the contradiction between seal integrity and nasal passage patency.
Solution Approach 2:
The nasal passage opener acts as an intermediary device between the foam liner and the nasal passages. It provides a mechanical counterforce to the compressive force of the foam liner, creating a balanced system where both sealing and breathing functions are maintained simultaneously.
2Reliability
If the foam liner is compressed against the wearer to create an effective seal, then the barrier against debris is improved, but the nasal passages are compressed and breathing through the nose is inhibited
Solution Approach 1:
The nasal passage opener applies a counterforce (anti-weight principle) to the compressive force of the foam liner. This counterforce specifically targets the nasal passage area to maintain patency while allowing the foam liner to maintain its seal against the rest of the face, thus resolving the contradiction between seal reliability and breathing ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies local quality by providing targeted relief only in the nasal passage area while maintaining the seal in other areas. The nasal passage opener is positioned specifically to counteract compression only where needed, allowing the foam liner to maintain its sealing function in non-nasal areas.
3Ease of operation
If mouth breathing is used to compensate for blocked nasal passages, then breathing is maintained, but water loss and heat loss increase leading to exercise-induced asthma
Solution Approach 1:
The nasal passage opener applies preliminary anti-action by preventing nasal passage compression before it occurs during goggle wear. By maintaining nasal patency in advance, the device enables nasal breathing throughout physical activity, preventing the need to switch to mouth breathing and thus avoiding the subsequent water and heat loss that leads to exercise-induced asthma.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easier breathing through the nasal passages while wearing goggles, reducing the risk of exercise-induced asthma by maintaining nasal airflow and preventing particulate entry.
Implementation Method 1
The goggle clip attaches to the goggle frame to compress the foam liner to create space for the nose element
Implementation Method 2
using mechanisms like magnetic attraction or adhesives for secure attachment
Implementation Method 3
using mechanisms like magnetic attraction or adhesives for secure attachment
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a goggle kit including a goggle clip attachable to the goggle frame, and a corresponding nose element, which adheres to the user's nose. The nose element and the goggle clip are configured to be detachably engageable therewith, such that when the nose element is placed on the user's nose and the goggle is placed over the user's eyes, the goggle clip and nose element may be engaged with each other, thereby urging the nasal opening of the user to dilate.