Horizontal Pressure Chamber Sealing for Body-Size Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vacuum chambers for body treatment are limited by their upright design, requiring users to enter from above, which is uncomfortable and not suitable for users of varying sizes, and lack flexibility in sealing around different body dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A device with a pressure chamber and pump that allows sealing around a user's body on a lying surface, featuring a fastener that adjusts to body dimensions, a reclining surface, and a pump that applies alternating pressure for massage, with adjustable components for user comfort and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the vacuum chamber is designed in an upright position with entrance opening facing upwards, then the sealing mechanism can be implemented using a twisted hose, but the user entry becomes very uncomfortable and the device cannot accommodate users of varying sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum chamber is inverted from the conventional upright position to a horizontal lying position. This inversion fundamentally changes the user interaction mode from standing entry to lying down entry, eliminating the discomfort of raising legs high and enabling comfortable access for users of all sizes while maintaining effective sealing capability
2Ease of manufacture
If the vacuum chamber is designed in an upright position, then the twisted hose sealing method can be used, but the device cannot accommodate users of varying body dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
By inverting the chamber to horizontal orientation, the sealing interface is repositioned to wrap around the user's torso in a horizontal plane rather than vertical. This allows the twisted hose to effectively seal around different body circumferences and shapes, significantly improving adaptability to various user sizes
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening mechanism incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow the sealing interface to adapt to different body dimensions. The system can adjust the sealing position and tension to accommodate varying user sizes while maintaining effective sealing
3Device complexity
If the entrance opening is positioned at the top of an upright chamber, then the chamber structure is simplified, but the user must raise their legs very high to enter which is very uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber is inverted from upright to horizontal orientation, moving the entrance from a high vertical position to a low horizontal position. This allows users to enter by lying down rather than raising legs, dramatically improving comfort while the overall chamber structure remains relatively simple
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
Enables comfortable use by users of varying sizes, providing effective massage and lymph flow stimulation regardless of body dimensions, with adjustable features for enhanced user experience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The pump is designed to pump a gas into the pressure chamber and thus increase the pressure inside the pressure chamber
Implementation Method 2
The pump is designed to pump a gas out of the pressure chamber and thus reduce the pressure inside the pressure chamber
Implementation Method 3
the fastener is designed to seal the pressure chamber around a human body positioned on the lying surface in an airtight manner with respect to the environment
Data Source
AI summary
A device includes: a pressure chamber including a fastener movable between an open state and a closed state; a pump to pump gas into the pressure chamber to increase pressure within the pressure chamber and to pump gas out of the pressure chamber to reduce pressure within the pressure chamber; and a lying surface including a first part arrangeable in the pressure chamber and a second part arranged outside the pressure chamber, wherein the fastener, in the closed state, is configured to close the pressure chamber around a human body arranged on the lying surface in an airtight manner in relation to an environment.