Physiological Signal Detection Clamp with Fabric Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable physiological signal detection clamps are difficult to use as they require surrounding and tying, limiting user mobility.
Innovation Solution
A detachable physiological signal detection clamp design featuring a body with fixing units, electrode units, a processing unit, and a wireless transmission unit, which can be securely attached to fabric without tying, using magnetic or elastic structures to clamp onto the fabric and transmit detected signals wirelessly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fabric belt surrounds and ties the user's body for physiological signal detection, then the detection function is achieved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in wearing and moving
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is divided into separate components: a body portion containing the detection device and separate fixing units at each end. This segmentation allows the device to be attached at specific points rather than requiring complete surrounding and tying of the body, making it easier to wear and remove while maintaining detection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional mechanical tying system is replaced with a clamping mechanism that uses fixing units to secure the device to the fabric. This substitution eliminates the need for complex tying and untying operations, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining secure attachment for reliable signal detection.
2Reliability
If a fabric belt is used to surround the body for physiological signal detection, then the detection stability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the surrounding structure
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a body portion and separate fixing units, eliminating the need for a complex surrounding fabric structure. The segmentation allows for a simpler overall design that achieves detection stability through localized clamping rather than complete body surrounding.
Solution Approach 2:
The complex surrounding fabric structure is extracted and replaced with a simplified clamping mechanism. The essential function of securing the device to the body is extracted and achieved through fixing units that attach to fabric, reducing device complexity while maintaining detection stability.
3Ease of operation
If a clamp structure with pivotally connected clamping arms is used, then the ease of operation is improved by allowing selective movement, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping arms are designed with pivotal connections that allow selective movement between clamped and unclamped states. This dynamic design enables easy attachment and removal operations while the pivotal mechanism provides sufficient structural stability, balancing ease of operation with acceptable device complexity.
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
Enhances user convenience by allowing easy attachment and use of the clamp on fabric-worn clothing, enabling quick and convenient monitoring of physiological signals without the need for surrounding the body.
Implementation Method 1
the fixing units connect with each other and fix the body on the fabric
Implementation Method 2
each of two ends of the bending section has an elastic arm connected thereto, the elastic arms are disposed opposite to each other and are configured to clamp on the fabric
Implementation Method 3
when the two clamping members is no longer subjected to stress, the recovering force drives the two clamping members to move toward each other
Data Source
AI summary
A physiological signal detection clamp for being detachably disposed on a fabric worn by a living body, the physiological signal detection clamp includes: a body, two electrode units, a processing unit and a wireless transmission unit. Each of the two opposite side surfaces of the body has a fixing unit. The body is configured to clamp on the fabric by the two fixing unit. When the body is clamped on the fabric, the sensing surfaces of the two electrode units are correspondingly exposed on the outer side surface of the body and attach to the body surface of the living body for detecting the micro electric signal on the body surface of the living body. The processing unit transfers the micro electric signal detected by the electrode unit into a wireless transmission signal, and the wireless transmission unit outputs the wireless transmission signal.