Neck-Worn Terminal Mount With Swappable Camera and Balanced Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable apparatuses with integrated image capture and communication functions lack flexibility to adapt to rapid advancements in technology, leading to obsolescence and user burden.
Innovation Solution
A wearable apparatus with a U-shaped body design, allowing a terminal device with image capture and communication functions to be mounted on either end, featuring an adjustable support system for position and angle, and a distributed weight structure to stabilize the device on the user's neck, along with sound emission and reception capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If image capture and communication functions are integrated into the wearable apparatus, then functionality is improved, but device complexity and obsolescence risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable apparatus is divided into two functional modules: a fixed U-shaped body providing support and weight distribution, and a detachable terminal device providing image capture and communication functions. This segmentation allows the terminal device to be upgraded independently without replacing the entire apparatus, reducing obsolescence risk while maintaining enhanced functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The U-shaped body is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate different terminal devices through standardized mounting structures at its ends. This multi-functionality allows the same body to support various terminal devices with different image capture and communication capabilities, enhancing adaptability without increasing overall device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If terminal device is mounted on the wearable apparatus, then image capture and communication capabilities are improved, but weight on the neck increases
Solution Approach 1:
The U-shaped body is positioned to rest on the user's shoulders and upper chest, creating a counterbalancing structure that distributes the weight of the mounted terminal device away from the neck. The curved portion resting on the shoulders and the side portions extending along the chest create a stable weight distribution system that reduces neck burden while supporting the terminal device's weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The weight distribution system transitions from a single-point neck mounting to a distributed three-dimensional structure spanning the shoulders and chest. By extending the support structure across multiple body dimensions, the apparatus distributes the terminal device's weight across a larger surface area, reducing pressure on any single point including the neck.
3Ease of manufacture
If the body structure is fixed, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different terminal devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The U-shaped body is pre-equipped with standardized mounting structures at its ends before the terminal device is attached. These pre-installed mounting interfaces enable easy attachment and detachment of different terminal devices without requiring modifications to the body structure, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while providing adaptability to various terminal devices.
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AI summary
A wearable apparatus includes a body having a U-shape. The body includes a curved portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, the curved portion having a first end and a second end, the first side portion extending from the first end, and the second side portion extending from the second end, the body is wearable such that the curved portion is worn on a nape of a neck of a user, and that the first and second side portions are suspended from shoulders of the user. The body has a first end of the first side portion, and has a second end of the second side portion. A terminal device having an image capture function and a communication function is mountable on at least one of the first end at the first side portion and the second end at the second side portion.