Massage Tool Steering Joint for Adjustable Angle Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage tools can only be fixed perpendicularly or horizontally to external surfaces, limiting user-adjustable angles and failing to meet personalized needs, thus affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
A steering device comprising a main holder, steering member, and restraining member that allows for adjustable and fixed angles between the massage tool's main body and base, enabling detachment and reconnection for customizable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the massage tool is fixed perpendicularly or horizontally to external surfaces, then the structure is simple and stable, but the angle adjustment capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple components: a holder body, a steering member (including first and second plates), and a restraining member. This segmentation allows each component to have a specific function while collectively providing angle adjustment capability, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The steering member is designed to be rotatable relative to the holder body, transforming the fixed structure into a dynamic one. The first plate can rotate relative to the second plate, enabling angle adjustment while maintaining structural simplicity through controlled movement rather than complex mechanisms.
2Reliability
If the steering member is clamped securely, then the angle is fixed stably, but the adjustment operation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The restraining member applies clamping force through a limiting shaft that contacts only specific portions of the steering member (the first and second plates). This partial action provides sufficient stabilization without requiring excessive clamping force across the entire structure, making adjustment easier while maintaining fixation stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The limiting shaft acts as an intermediary element between the restraining member and the steering member. It transfers the clamping force from the restraining member to the steering member, enabling stable angle fixation while allowing smooth adjustment through the intermediate shaft's rotational movement.
3Reliability
If the connection between holder and massage tool body is resilient, then the connection is durable, but the detachment and reconnection operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into a female coupling in the holder body and a male coupling on the massage tool body. This segmentation allows the resilient connection to be achieved through simple complementary shapes that naturally provide durability while maintaining ease of detachment and reconnection through basic insertion and removal actions.
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 the massage tool to be set at arbitrary angles, enhancing user experience by allowing for personalized adjustment and secure fixation, thereby improving usability.
Implementation Method 1
a suction cup holder, the suction cup holder being removably connected to a female coupling of the holder, the suction cup holder being used to be fixedly connected to an external surface
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AI summary
A steering device includes a main holder, a steering member and a restraining member. The main holder is provided with a first plate and a second plate, as well as with a female coupling which can be connected to a base of a massage tool. The steering member is connected between the first plate and the second plate, and one end thereof is provided with a male connector fixedly connected to the tool for connecting a main part of the massage tool to be used by a user. The restraining member is located on the side of the first plate backing away from the second stopper, and the restraining member is capable of retraining against the first plate and actuating the first plate closer to the second plate so as to clamp or loosen the steering member.