Segmented Rotating Shaft for Varied Stimulation Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motorized sex toys lack complex and varied stimulation patterns, with most relying on basic vibration mechanisms and control interfaces, leading to delicate and expensive designs.
Innovation Solution
A sex toy design featuring individually motorized disc elements forming a shaft wall, allowing for unique stimulation patterns through controlled rotation of protrusions on each disc, with adjustable speed and direction, and the ability to apply lubricant automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If basic vibration mechanisms are used in motorized sex toys, then the design is simple and cost-effective, but the stimulation patterns are limited and not varied enough
Solution Approach 1:
The shaft is divided into multiple disc elements (at least three) that can rotate independently relative to each other. Each disc element has protrusions that contact the user, and the independent rotation of each disc creates complex stimulation patterns that would be impossible with a single vibration mechanism. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple rotation mechanisms are combined into a single integrated system where a motor assembly drives all disc elements through a shared transmission mechanism. The control interface unifies control of all discs, allowing complex stimulation patterns to be generated without requiring multiple separate actuators. This merging approach achieves varied stimulation patterns while avoiding the complexity and cost of fully independent motorization of each disc.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex designs are used to achieve varied stimulation patterns, then stimulation variety is improved, but the design becomes delicate and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the shaft into discrete disc elements that rotate on fixed axes, the design achieves complex motion patterns through simple, robust mechanical components. Each disc element is a straightforward rotating component with protrusions, avoiding delicate mechanisms while still enabling varied stimulation through differential rotation of the discs.
Solution Approach 2:
The disc elements with protrusions automatically generate the stimulation patterns through their differential rotation, without requiring additional delicate mechanisms. The geometry of the protrusions and their arrangement on the discs self-generate the varied contact patterns with the user, eliminating the need for complex adjustable mechanisms and improving reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent motors are used to rotate each disc element, then stimulation pattern variety is maximized, but the cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
A single motor assembly with a shared transmission mechanism drives all disc elements. The motor assembly includes a rotor and stator that generate rotational motion, which is distributed to multiple discs through a common drive shaft or belt system. This merging of drive functions achieves varied stimulation patterns without requiring multiple independent motors, significantly reducing complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor assembly serves multiple functions: it drives all disc elements, provides differential rotation speeds to each disc, and enables various stimulation patterns through a single unified mechanism. The control interface allows this universal motor assembly to perform the work of multiple specialized motors, achieving high adaptability while maintaining a simple, cost-effective design.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a sex toy apparatus that has a shaft portion with an exterior wall formed by a plurality of stacked disc elements, each disc element comprising a number of protrusions disposed about its circumference and being individually motorised by an internal motor assembly of the toy such that the movement of adjacent disc elements with respect to one another is controllable. The disc elements each rotate about the central axis, and the ability to individually rotate the protrusions on their circumferences at different rates and in different directions allows for unique stimulation patterns.