Portable Massager with Rotating Support Arms for Multi-Angle Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massagers require users to maintain a single posture, which reduces comfort during use.
Innovation Solution
A portable massager designed with a housing, connecting shafts, a supporting rod, a supporting arm, and a massage device, allowing the massager to be used at multiple angles to adapt to different user positions and body parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the massager is designed with a fixed structure, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different user positions and body parts deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The massager incorporates a supporting rod and supporting arm that can be rotated and adjusted to multiple angles, transforming the fixed structure into a dynamic one. This allows the massager to adapt to different user positions and body parts while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through controlled mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The massager is divided into separable components including a base, a supporting rod, and a supporting arm. This segmentation allows each component to be independently adjusted and positioned, enhancing adaptability to different massage needs without requiring complete structural redesign.
2Ease of operation
If the massager structure is simplified, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to limited angle adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting rod and supporting arm are designed with rotational capabilities, allowing users to easily adjust the massager to different angles and positions. This dynamic design improves ease of operation for accessing various body parts while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standard rotational joint mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If the massager is designed for single posture use, then the device complexity is reduced, but the comfort during use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The massager incorporates adjustable supporting rod and supporting arm mechanisms that enable multiple posture and angle configurations. This allows users to find comfortable positions for different body parts being massaged, significantly improving comfort during use while adding only moderate structural 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 comfort by allowing the massager to be used at various angles, improving accessibility and effectiveness for massaging different parts of the body, such as feet and legs.
Implementation Method 1
An end of the supporting rod is rotatably connected to the base through the first connecting shaft. An end of the supporting arm is rotatably connected to the base through the second connecting shaft.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable massager includes a housing, a first connecting shaft, a second connecting shaft, a supporting rod, a supporting arm, and a massage device. The housing includes an upper cover and a base. The upper cover and the base cooperatively define a receiving space. Two spaced apart massage grooves are recessed from the upper cover toward the base and are each in air communication with the receiving space. The first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are disposed on a bottom surface of the base. An end of the supporting rod is rotatably connected to the base through the first connecting shaft. An end of the supporting arm is rotatably connected to the base through the second connecting shaft. The massage device is arranged in the receiving space and a portion of the massage device protrudes from the receiving space toward the massage grooves.