Interchangeable Ornament Mounting System for Eyewear Temple Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing eyewear designs limit the types and combinations of ornaments that can be mounted, restricting customer creativity and individuality in expressing personal style.
Innovation Solution
An interchangeable ornament mounting system for eyewear, featuring temple arms with cavities and detachable ornament receiving members that can be threaded or pivoted, allowing easy attachment and detachment of ornaments without tools, enabling various combinations and styles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed ornament mounting systems are used in eyewear, then structural simplicity is maintained, but ornament variety and customer creativity are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a receiving member integrated into the temple arm and a detachable ornament. This segmentation allows the ornament to be removed and replaced while keeping the mounting mechanism simple and integrated into the eyewear structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving member is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple different ornament types. The cavity and receiving member structure serve multiple functions: holding the ornament, providing a detachment mechanism, and maintaining structural integrity during normal wear.
2Adaptability or versatility
If interchangeable ornament systems are implemented, then customer creativity and style options are enhanced, but ease of operation may be reduced due to additional attachment/detachment steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the ornament from the eyewear frame, allowing independent handling of each component. The receiving member remains integrated in the temple arm while the ornament can be freely attached and detached without requiring tools or complex manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The ornament is extracted as a separate, removable element from the temple arm structure. This extraction allows the ornament to be easily removed and replaced by simply detaching it from the receiving member, simplifying the operation while enabling interchangeability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ornaments are made detachable and interchangeable, then personal expression and customization are improved, but reliability of ornament retention may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving member is pre-configured with a cavity and structural features that guide and secure the ornament in its proper position. The temple arm structure is designed in advance to provide stable support, ensuring that once the ornament is attached, it remains securely retained during normal wear conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The ornament is nested within the cavity of the receiving member, which itself is integrated into the temple arm structure. This nested arrangement provides multiple levels of structural support and retention, ensuring the ornament remains securely in place while allowing for easy removal when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
An eyewear is configured to receive at least one interchangeable ornament. The eyewear includes at least one temple arm having a cavity defined therein and at least one ornament receiving member configured to removably receive at least one ornament thereon. The at least one ornament receiving member is detachably engageable with one of the at least one temple arm and extends into the cavity of the at least one temple arm when connected thereto. An ornament receiving system is adapted for the eyewear. A method mounts at least one ornament to an eyewear are also disclosed.