Linear Motor Vibrating Garment Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current massage and therapeutic devices lack garments or straps that provide targeted vibration therapy to specific body parts or muscles, limiting their effectiveness in recovery and muscle treatment.
Innovation Solution
A vibrating garment assembly incorporating linear motors with a shaft and magnet, arranged in a configuration to provide high-frequency vibration, integrated with a control module and sensors for customizable therapy, allowing for adjustable vibration patterns and intensity, and wireless connectivity for smart functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If linear motors are integrated into the garment assembly to provide vibration therapy, then the therapeutic effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The linear motor is integrated within the garment assembly structure, with the shaft member positioned within a cavity formed in the garment. This nesting approach allows the motor components to be contained within the garment's existing structure, providing vibration therapy functionality while maintaining a compact and integrated design that does not significantly increase overall device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The linear motor components (coil assembly, shaft member, magnet) are merged into a single integrated assembly that is embedded within the garment. The coil assembly and shaft member are positioned to work together as a unified vibration generation system, combining multiple functional elements into one cohesive therapeutic device
2Reliability
If high-frequency vibration is provided to achieve therapeutic effects, then the therapeutic benefit is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The linear motor operates by applying electrical power in periodic pulses to the coil assembly, creating alternating magnetic fields that drive the shaft member to reciprocate at high frequency. This periodic activation pattern allows the motor to generate therapeutic vibrations while minimizing continuous energy consumption, as the coil is energized only during the active vibration cycles
Solution Approach 2:
The system can adjust vibration frequency and amplitude parameters to optimize therapeutic effectiveness while managing energy consumption. By varying the frequency and intensity of the linear motor's operation, the device can deliver effective therapy at different power levels, allowing energy-efficient operation at lower intensities and higher power output when maximum therapeutic effect is required
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
The garment assembly offers targeted and adjustable vibration therapy, enhancing muscle recovery, increasing blood flow, and providing therapeutic benefits through localized vibration, while being versatile and adaptable to different body parts and user needs.
Implementation Method 1
The first linear motor is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a shaft member that includes a magnet. The shaft member is configured to reciprocate within the central opening of the coil assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
A garment assembly that includes a garment member with an inner surface and an outer surface, a power source, and at least a first linear motor positioned adjacent the inner surface of the garment member. The first linear motor is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a shaft member that includes a magnet. A distal end of the shaft member is configured to reciprocate against the inner surface of the garment member.