Elongated Shaving Device with Camera and LED for Back Grooming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional shaving devices are inadequate for independently shaving hard-to-reach areas of the body, such as the back, due to limited reach and visibility, often resulting in missed spots and incomplete shaves.
Innovation Solution
A hair shaving device with an elongated ergonomic handle and a digital camera that communicates wirelessly with smart devices, allowing users to view the shaving progress and missed areas in real-time, along with strategically placed LEDs for enhanced visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If traditional shaving devices are used, then the device is simple and easy to operate, but the reach and visibility are insufficient for hard-to-reach areas
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional segments: an elongated handle for reach, a razor head for shaving, and integrated electronic components (camera, LEDs, wireless communicator) for visibility and monitoring. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together to solve the overall problem of shaving hard-to-reach areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions are merged into a single integrated device: the elongated handle provides extended reach, digital cameras capture visual feedback, LEDs provide illumination, and wireless communication transmits images to remote devices. This combination eliminates the need for separate tools and assistants, enabling independent shaving of hard-to-reach areas.
2Loss of information
If traditional shaving devices are used, then the device structure is simple, but the visibility of shaving progress is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Digital cameras are positioned to capture real-time images of the shaving area, which are then transmitted wirelessly to a remote device for the user to view. This feedback loop allows the user to monitor shaving progress and identify missed spots without needing direct line of sight to the hard-to-reach area, effectively solving the visibility problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital camera system acts as an intermediary between the shaving action and the user's visual perception. Instead of requiring direct visual access to the back or hard-to-reach areas, the camera captures the scene and transmits it to a remote display device, mediating the visual information in a way that overcomes the physical limitation of visibility.
3Measurement precision
If mirrors are used to view the back, then visibility is improved, but the distance and lack of magnification make hair difficult to see
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying on optical reflection through mirrors that lose detail over distance, the digital camera creates a digital copy of the shaving area that can be displayed with enhanced detail and magnification on a remote device. This digital copying preserves and even enhances the visual information, allowing precise detection of hair and shaving progress regardless of the distance from the target area.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to independently shave hard-to-reach areas without assistance, ensuring complete coverage and preventing missed spots, while maintaining comfortable manual control and visibility of the shaving process.
Implementation Method 1
a digital camera that communicates wirelessly with smart devices, allowing users to view the shaving progress and missed areas in real-time
Implementation Method 2
along with strategically placed LEDs for enhanced visibility
Data Source
AI summary
A device including a razor hosting portion having a combination of one or more blades operable for removing unwanted hair; an elongated handle configured to be operable for increasing a reach of a user; a camera implement configured to capture an area serviced by the razor hosting portion; a lighting piece implement configured to illuminate the area serviced by the razor hosting portion; a first gripping area with a grip enhancing texture material; a swivel head section including a swivel head with a spherical portion configured to allow the razor hosting portion to move and contour in multiple directions; a support bracket configured to surround the swivel head spherical portion; and a support arm implement extending from an end portion of the handle implement, wherein the support arm implement is configured to engage the swivel head implement.