Neck pillow bag

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional neck pillows are inconvenient to carry and store, and they do not effectively prevent users from leaning or tilting during long-distance travel, which can disturb adjacent passengers.

Innovation Solution

A neck pillow bag with a main body comprising a first and second casing, an accommodating space, and a fixing portion, allowing the pillow to be stored and fixed to a seat, featuring a mechanism for easy assembly and disassembly, and including two pillow bodies with connection portions to secure the neck and prevent tilting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a conventional neck pillow structure is used, then the user receives neck support and improved blood circulation, but the pillow occupies space and is inconvenient to carry and store

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of carrying and storingVSAvoidspace occupied by pillow

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The pillow body is stored within the hollow cavity of the neck pillow bag structure. When not in use, the pillow is placed inside the bag's cavity space, allowing compact storage. The bag itself can be folded or compressed to minimize space occupation during carrying, while providing full pillow functionality when deployed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Reliability

If a conventional U-shaped neck pillow is used, then the user receives sufficient neck support, but the user's body may skew and tilt during long-distance travel, causing trouble to adjacent passengers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveneck support effectivenessVSAvoidbody tilting and leaning

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines the neck pillow function with a restraining bag structure. The bag includes fastening portions that can secure the user's body or the pillow to prevent skewing and tilting. This merging of support and restraint functions ensures the user maintains proper posture while receiving neck support, eliminating the harmful effect of body movement on adjacent passengers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If a fixed neck pillow structure is used, then the user's neck is supported, but the pillow is inconvenient to assemble and disassemble

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveneck support stabilityVSAvoidassembly and disassembly convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The neck pillow system is divided into separate components: the pillow body, the bag structure, and the fastening portions. These segmented components can be independently assembled and disassembled through simple connection mechanisms. The fastening portions use detachable connectors that allow easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining stable neck support when assembled, resolving the contradiction between fixed stability and assembly convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11445828B2Neck pillow bag

Publication Date: 2022.09.20 FAN EAGLE

AI summary

A neck pillow bag is provided, comprising a main body and at least one pillow body; the main body further comprising a first casing, a second casing, an accommodating space and a fixing portion, the accommodating space being formed between the first casing and the second casing, the first casing and the second casing being partially connected so that the first casing able to be opened and closed with respect to the second casing, and the fixing portion being disposed on the second casing; the at least one pillow body being disposed inside the accommodating space, a first end of the at least one pillow body being connected to the main body, and a second end of the at least one pillow body being optionally retrievable from the accommodating space.