Mannequin
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mannequins with immobile injection-molded parts and limited movable sections struggle to accurately adjust circumference, leading to abrupt contours and distortion in the visual representation, making it difficult for designers to create perfectly fitting clothing.
Innovation Solution
A mannequin design featuring a support frame with peripherally arranged plates that include driving and driven plates, allowing for adjustable circumference regulation through a mechanism of main and auxiliary regulating bands, sliding hinges, and a circumference transmission mechanism to ensure smooth contour continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If movable plates are added to adjust the circumference of the mannequin, then the adaptability of the mannequin is improved, but the contour smoothness deteriorates because the movable plates protrude or sink from other parts
Solution Approach 1:
The mannequin body is segmented into multiple regulating regions (chest, waist, abdomen, hip) with independent driving plates and driven plates. Each region can be adjusted independently while maintaining overall contour smoothness through the coordination of adjacent plates.
Solution Approach 2:
Driven plates serve as intermediary elements between driving plates and the mannequin shell. The driven plates fill gaps and maintain contour continuity when driving plates move to adjust circumference, preventing protrusion or sinking effects.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple movable plates are used to improve circumference regulation, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple driving plates and driven plates are merged into coordinated regulating systems within each body region. The plates work together as integrated units, reducing the need for separate complex mechanisms for each adjustment function.
Solution Approach 2:
The plate mechanism serves multiple functions: it enables circumference adjustment, maintains contour smoothness, and provides structural support. The same driving and driven plate system handles both positioning and smoothing tasks simultaneously.
3Manufacturing precision
If the mannequin uses immobile injection-molded parts, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mannequin transitions from static immobile parts to dynamic adjustable plates. The driving plates and driven plates can move relative to each other to change the mannequin's circumference while maintaining precise positioning through controlled mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The mannequin's physical parameters (circumference, shape) are made changeable through the plate mechanism. By adjusting the position of driving and driven plates, different body measurements can be achieved while maintaining manufacturing precision through controlled movement.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application discloses a mannequin. The mannequin includes: a support frame; plates, being configured to enclose the shell of the torso, and comprising driving plates; circumference regulating devices, being configured to support the driving plate and driving it to move; the torso comprising a plurality of regulating regions provided with the driving plates, the plates further comprising driven plates capable of moving together with the driving plates when driven by the driving plates, and at least one of the plurality of regulating regions is provided with the driven plate. Relaxation and contraction of the overall outline of the torso can be achieved simply by controlling the movement of the plates by transmission devices, and the size of the chest, waist, abdomen and hip circumferences of the mannequin can be adjusted, thereby accurately simulating the figure of the human body and achieving high adjustment accuracy.