Jewelry Link With Internal Frame For Decorative Element Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jewelry and watch jewelry decoration methods lack innovative solutions for securely and aesthetically fixing decorative stones, particularly in providing mobility and visual appeal.
Innovation Solution
A link design featuring an external link with openings and an internal frame housing decorative elements, allowing for mobility and articulation between links, with a washer securing the decorative elements, creating a visually appealing undulating effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If decorative elements are fixed securely to the jewelry item, then reliability of fixation is improved, but mobility and visual appeal of decorative elements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry item is divided into multiple independent links, each containing its own decorative element. This segmentation allows each decorative element to be fixed securely within its link while maintaining the ability of adjacent links to move relative to each other, thus preserving overall mobility and visual appeal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces articulation mechanisms between adjacent links, enabling dynamic movement. The links can rotate and move relative to each other around a common axis, which transforms the static fixed decorative elements into dynamically positioned elements that change appearance with movement, resolving the contradiction between secure fixation and visual appeal.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple decorative elements are added to enhance visual appeal, then aesthetic quality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each link contains an internal frame nested within an external link structure. This nested configuration allows multiple decorative elements to be organized in a hierarchical manner within each link, enhancing aesthetic quality while containing structural complexity within modular units rather than creating overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The link structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, contains decorative elements, enables articulation with adjacent links, and maintains geometric constraints. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby enhancing aesthetic quality without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If links are designed to be interconnected for flexibility, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The link design incorporates asymmetric features including inclined flanks on openings and non-uniform distribution of decorative elements. These asymmetric elements create self-aligning mechanisms during assembly, reducing the need for high manufacturing precision while maintaining flexible interconnection and adaptability of the jewelry item.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs geometric parameters such as inclined angles of flanks and specific dimensional relationships between link components that facilitate easy assembly and articulation. By carefully selecting these parameters, the design achieves flexible interconnection with relaxed manufacturing precision requirements, as the geometry itself guides proper alignment during assembly.
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AI summary
Link for an item of jewelry or watch jewelry, comprising an external link (10) comprising at least one opening (11I) in a visible upper surface, characterized in that it comprises an internal frame (20) comprising a receptacle (21) positioned facing the at least one opening (11) in the external link (10), and at least one decorative element (30) visible on top of the external link (10), comprising for fastening purposes a lower extension (32) passing through the at least one opening (11) in the external link (10) and the receptacle (21) in the internal support (20).


