Treatment Table Headrest With Sliding Ball-Joint Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing treatment tables lack suitable headrests that can support an individual's head in both prone and supine positions and provide adequate degrees of movement for dynamic treatments like massage and chiropractic therapy.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable headrest with a base mountable to a treatment table, featuring a slider rail, a support arm, a lockable ball joint, and a faceplate that can be rotated and spun to accommodate both prone and supine positions, allowing for dynamic head and neck movements during treatments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed headrest is used on a treatment table, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot support the individual's head in both prone and supine positions and lacks degrees of movement for dynamic treatments
Solution Approach 1:
The headrest is designed with movable components including a support arm that can be adjusted to different positions and angles, and a faceplate that can rotate and spin. The lockable ball joint mechanism allows the headrest to be fixed in various positions while maintaining stability. This dynamic design enables the headrest to adapt to both prone and supine positions as well as provide degrees of movement for dynamic treatments.
2Ease of operation
If an adjustable headrest with multiple movement degrees is implemented, then the flexibility for dynamic treatments is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The headrest is divided into separate functional components: a base, a support arm with slider rail, a lockable ball joint, and a faceplate. Each component can be independently adjusted and locked into position. The support arm slides along the slider rail to provide linear adjustment, while the ball joint allows rotational movement. This segmentation allows for complex functionality while maintaining relatively simple individual components that can be easily operated and maintained.
Data Source
AI summary
Herein is disclosed an adjustable headrest comprising: a base mountable to a treatment table; a slider rail mounted to the base; a support arm configured to slide along the slider rail; a lockable ball joint mounted to the support arm; a support member mounted to the ball joint; and a faceplate mounted to the support member.