Intra-Buccal Mounting Structure for Safe External Device Holding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices that are mounted on the human face or head pose risks due to the mouth's crucial functions for nutrition, breathing, and communication, making it unsafe to locate devices inside the mouth cavity.
Innovation Solution
An intra-buccal mounting device that secures externally to the mouth using a remaining member and elongated holding member, with retaining members placed inside the mouth and the holding member outside, utilizing non-toxic and friction-resistant materials like silicon or rubber.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a device is mounted inside the mouth cavity, then the device can be securely held, but it poses safety risks to the user's nutrition, breathing, and communication functions
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into two distinct parts: retaining members that go inside the mouth and an elongated holding member that remains outside. This segmentation allows the device to be securely held while preventing the harmful effect of placing electronic components inside the mouth cavity.
Solution Approach 2:
The potentially harmful electronic device is extracted from the mouth cavity and placed outside, while only the necessary retaining members remain inside the mouth. This extraction eliminates the safety risk to nutrition, breathing, and communication functions while maintaining secure device holding.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If external holders or belts are used to secure a device outside the mouth, then safety is improved, but device complexity and user comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining members and holding member are merged into a single integrated mounting device structure. This combination eliminates the need for separate external holders or belts, reducing device complexity while maintaining safety and secure device holding outside the mouth.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device serves multiple functions: the retaining members secure the device inside the mouth, the elongated holding member holds the device outside, and together they provide secure mounting without external holders or belts, improving ease of operation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the mounting device uses non-toxic and friction-resistant materials like silicon or rubber, then safety and comfort are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The material parameters of the mounting device are changed to use non-toxic and friction-resistant materials such as silicon or rubber. This parameter change improves safety and comfort while the increased manufacturing precision ensures these material properties are consistently achieved.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device securely holds external devices without external holders, ensuring safety and stability, capable of retaining devices up to 27-42 grams, including batteries and electronic components, while maintaining comfort and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing non-toxic and friction-resistant materials like silicon or rubber
Data Source
AI summary
A method for positioning an intra-buccal mounting device for holding a device outside a user's mouth, comprising steps of providing said intra-buccal mounting device that includes a remaining member and an elongated holding member integrally extended from the remaining member, and inserting said intra-buccal mounting device into the user's mouth, and positioning the remaining member between the user's gum and lower lip without either contacting outer surfaces of the user's lower teeth, or preventing the user's upper teeth from biting on the intra-buccal mounting device.