Phototherapy Glasses with Reflecting Layer and Hinged Temples

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current phototherapy solutions, such as lamps and wearable devices, either restrict user mobility due to weight and positioning requirements or compromise aesthetics and convenience with unusual designs.

Innovation Solution

Phototherapy glasses with a hinged temple structure, integrated light sources, and reflecting layers on the lenses, allowing for folding and unfolding for storage and wear, while ensuring effective light reflection to the eyes and simplifying the design.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a phototherapy lamp is used, then phototherapy effect is achieved, but user mobility is restricted due to heavy weight and positioning requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephototherapy effectVSAvoiduser mobility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The phototherapy system is segmented into compact wearable glasses with integrated light sources positioned near the eyes, eliminating the need for a separate large lamp and positioning device. This segmentation allows users to move freely while receiving phototherapy treatment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mechanical positioning system required by traditional lamps is replaced with a wearable optical device that directly positions light sources near the user's eyes. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms and enables natural user movement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If wearable phototherapy products are used, then user mobility is maintained, but aesthetics and convenience are compromised due to special or strange product forms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser mobilityVSAvoidaesthetics
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The glasses combine phototherapy function with everyday eyewear functionality. By integrating the light source component into the temple of standard-style glasses, the device serves both as a therapeutic tool and a conventional accessory, improving aesthetics and user acceptance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The light source component is localized to the temple portion of the glasses, allowing the main front frame and lenses to maintain conventional appearances. This localized integration preserves the aesthetic quality of the glasses while incorporating the therapeutic function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If light source component is integrated into the glasses, then structure is simplified and aesthetics are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovestructureVSAvoidlight source positioning
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The light source component is designed to automatically position itself relative to the user's eyes through the natural wearing position of the glasses. This self-positioning mechanism reduces the need for precision adjustment features and complex alignment systems during manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 users to move freely while receiving phototherapy, maintaining aesthetics and convenience, with adjustable light angles and power management through a control circuit and charging module.

Implementation Method 1

a reflecting layer, the reflecting layer being formed on the lens and configured to reflect light from the light source component, so that the light is reflected to the eyes of a user

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentEP3832379A1Phototherapy glasses and glasses case
Publication Date: 2021.06.09 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

Phototherapy glasses (100) and a glasses case are provided. The phototherapy glasses (100) include a front frame (1), a first temple (2), and a second temple (3), the first temple (2) and the second temple (3) being hinged to either side of the front frame (1) respectively, so that the first temple (2) and the second temple (3) can be folded and unfolded relative to the front frame (1); a light source component (4) disposed on the first temple (2) and/or the second temple (3); a lens (5) disposed on the front frame (1); and a reflecting layer (6), the reflecting layer (6) being formed on the lens (5) and configured to reflect light from the light source component (4), so that the light is reflected to the eyes of a user.