Razor Component Twist Testing for Visible Flexibility Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face difficulty in visually and clearly understanding the improved performance, comfort, or benefits of shaving razor components, making it challenging for manufacturers to communicate these differences effectively.
Innovation Solution
A shaving razor component testing apparatus comprising a body, rotatable and fixed clamps, and an actuator to twist and test razor components, facilitating the comparison of flexibility, strength, and resiliency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional marketing methods are used to communicate razor component performance, then communication cost is reduced, but consumer understanding of flexibility, strength, and resiliency differences is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy/demonstration of the twisting action through the testing apparatus. The apparatus physically replicates the bending and twisting forces that occur during actual razor use, providing a tangible visual representation of component flexibility and strength that consumers can directly observe and understand.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus allows for controlled variation of test parameters such as twist angle, applied force, and component orientation. By changing these parameters systematically, the device demonstrates different aspects of component performance (flexibility at various angles, strength under different loads), providing comprehensive visual information to consumers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a testing apparatus is designed to demonstrate multiple performance attributes (flexibility, strength, resiliency), then consumer information needs are met, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The testing apparatus is designed as a multi-functional device that can demonstrate multiple component attributes using a single integrated structure. The same basic mechanism (rotatable clamp with actuator) can demonstrate flexibility, strength, and resiliency by varying the test protocol and measurement parameters, eliminating the need for separate demonstration devices for each attribute.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple demonstration functions into a single integrated apparatus. The fixed clamp, rotatable clamp, and actuator work together as a unified system that can perform different types of tests (bending, twisting, cyclic loading) to demonstrate various performance attributes, simplifying the overall system compared to having separate devices for each function.
3Loss of information
If visual demonstration of component performance is implemented, then consumer communication effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into modular components including a body, fixed clamp assembly, rotatable clamp assembly, and actuator mechanism. Each module can be manufactured independently using standard machining and assembly processes, then assembled together. This segmentation simplifies manufacturing while maintaining the full demonstration capability of the integrated system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables clear demonstration and communication of the differences in razor component performance, allowing consumers to understand and appreciate the improvements in flexibility, strength, and resiliency.
Implementation Method 1
an actuator rotatably coupled to the rotatable clamp
Data Source
AI summary
A shaving razor component testing apparatus with a body. A rotatable clamp mounted to the body. A fixed clamp mounted to the body and spaced apart from the rotatable clamp. An actuator rotatably coupled to the rotatable clamp.