Mouth Exerciser Structure With Dual Elasticity Compression Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an effective device to exercise the muscles in and around the mouth, particularly for enhancing cheek muscles and reducing facial lines and sagging skin.
Innovation Solution
A mouth exercising device with an outer body and inner body made of different elasticity materials, designed to cycle between uncompressed and compressed states, utilizing positioning structures and drains to facilitate muscle engagement and saliva management, and featuring a bridge portion for structural support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single-material structure is used for the mouth exercising device, then manufacturing is simpler and cost is lower, but the device cannot provide differentiated resistance levels for different muscle groups
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies local quality by using different materials with different elastic moduli for different parts of the same device. The outer body uses a material with higher elastic modulus while the inner body uses a material with lower elastic modulus, allowing each region to provide appropriate resistance characteristics for specific muscle groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs composite materials by combining two or more materials with different elastic properties within a single device structure. This allows the outer body and inner body to have distinct mechanical characteristics, enabling differentiated resistance levels for various muscle groups while maintaining structural integrity.
2Strength
If the device structure is made rigid for structural support, then durability is improved, but the device cannot effectively engage and exercise facial muscles through compression
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies local quality by making different parts have different rigidity characteristics. The outer body is designed with higher rigidity for structural support and durability, while the inner body is designed with lower rigidity to allow compression and effective muscle engagement during exercise.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses composite materials with different elastic moduli to achieve both structural durability and operational flexibility. The outer body material provides strength and durability, while the inner body material provides compressibility for effective muscle exercise.
3Ease of manufacture
If the device uses uniform elasticity throughout, then manufacturing is easier, but it cannot provide progressive resistance for different compression levels
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies local quality by assigning different elastic properties to different regions. The outer body has higher elasticity for structural support while the inner body has lower elasticity for compression resistance, creating progressive resistance levels that enhance exercise effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses composite materials with different elastic moduli to create progressive resistance characteristics. The combination of materials with different elastic properties allows the device to provide varying resistance levels during compression, enhancing muscle exercise effectiveness.
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 device effectively exercises facial muscles, including cheek muscles, reduces facial lines, and enhances lip volume by cycling between configurations, providing a non-invasive and easy-to-use solution for facial muscle toning.
Implementation Method 1
the inner body and the outer body are formed of different materials. The inner body and the outer body may be formed of different elasticities.
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AI summary
A mouth exercising device defines a first direction and a second direction along a first axis, a third direction and a fourth direction along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, and a fifth direction and a sixth direction along a third axis orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis, and includes an outer body having a first body and a second body arranged along the second direction, and an inner body extending between a first surface of the first body that faces the fourth direction and a first surface of the second body that faces the third direction.