Interchangeable Ring Assembly With Triple-Lock Decorative Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ring-shaped decorative elements are difficult to assemble, prone to components falling off, and lack structural versatility to meet user personalization needs.
Innovation Solution
A jewelry item with a triple compound limiting locking structure that allows for easy assembly and disassembly without tools, featuring a slot, through hole, and locking block configuration to securely attach decorative elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a bolt and internal threaded mounting column structure is used to attach the decorative body, then the attachment can be secure, but the assembly becomes time-consuming and difficult due to alignment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the threading mechanism from the attachment structure and replaces it with a simple slot insertion system. The mounting column is inserted through a through-hole and limited by a slot, eliminating the need for threading operations and significantly simplifying the assembly process while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using an internal threaded hole that requires precise alignment and threading operations, the patent inverts the approach by using a slot that guides and limits the mounting column from the outside. This reverses the traditional fastening logic and makes assembly much easier.
2Volume of moving object
If a small bolt is used due to the small diameter of the ring, then the assembly can be compact, but the bolt becomes difficult to align and insert
Solution Approach 1:
The slot acts as an intermediary element that facilitates the insertion of the mounting column. The slot's geometry guides the mounting column into proper alignment, eliminating the alignment difficulties associated with small bolts while maintaining the compact size of the ring.
3Ease of manufacture
If a conventional ring base body structure is used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the structure cannot be changed according to user needs reducing personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the ring into modular components: the ring base body, the inner ring, and the decorative body with mounting column. This segmentation allows different decorative bodies to be easily attached and detached, enabling users to customize the ring's appearance while keeping the base structure simple for manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring base body with its slot and the inner ring with through-hole create a universal mounting system that can accommodate various decorative bodies. This multi-functional design allows the same base structure to support different decorative elements, providing user personalization without complicating the manufacturing of the base itself.
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AI summary
A jewelry item includes an inner ring base, an inner ring arranged on the inner ring base, and a decorative body. A slot is provided on an outer surface of the inner ring base. The inner ring defines a through hole at a position corresponding to the slot. The decorative body includes a mounting column. The mounting column passes through the through hole and is limited in the slot. The decorative body is limited to the inner ring base by a triple limit locking structure, which completely prevents the decorative body and inner ring base from detaching. The limit locking structure is very simple and ingenious. The jewelry item is able to be assembled and disassembled by hands without using tools. Compared with the prior art, the jewelry item is more convenient for a user to assemble, which improves assembly time and efficiency.