Modular Smart Clothing Device Mount for Cleaning Durability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smart clothing designs with integrated sensors are inconvenient, uncomfortable to wear, and costly due to durability issues and high production costs, making them unsuitable for mass consumption and frequent cleaning.
Innovation Solution
A device mount with a waterproof design and telescopic elastic belt for electronic devices, allowing easy attachment and detachment during exercise, with a circuit board and metal contacts for secure electrical connection, and a soft gasket for protection and sealing, enabling durable and affordable smart clothing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sensors are fixed on the clothing using rivet buttons with cable routing, then the sensors can be attached to the fabric, but the product becomes difficult to mass-produce and partial damage from pulling will scrap the entire product
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the smart clothing system into separable components: a reusable clothing body and replaceable sensor modules. The sensor module can be detached and replaced without damaging the clothing, allowing mass production of standardized clothing units while maintaining reliable sensor attachment through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a consumable sensor module that can be replaced when damaged or depleted. Instead of scrapping the entire product when a sensor fails, users can discard the damaged sensor module and replace it with a new one, while the main clothing body is recovered and reused, significantly reducing waste and production costs.
2Ease of operation
If sensors are fixed on the clothing, then the smart clothing can be used, but frequent cleaning damages the sensors and reduces product lifespan
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the sensor module from the clothing body, the patent enables the clothing to be cleaned independently without exposing the sensors to water and cleaning agents. The sensor module remains protected while the reusable clothing portion can be washed frequently, thereby extending the overall product lifespan.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensors are integrated into the clothing, then the smart clothing functionality is achieved, but the high cost of sensors makes the product unaffordable for majority consumers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adopts a consumable sensor module design where inexpensive, mass-producible sensor units can be replaced rather than integrated permanently into expensive clothing. This allows the high-value clothing body to be reused while the lower-cost sensor modules are periodically replaced, significantly reducing the overall product cost and making it accessible to more consumers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements disposable or replaceable sensor modules that can be produced at low cost and replaced when needed. This approach trades the permanence of integrated sensors for the economic benefit of replaceable, mass-producible sensor units, making the overall smart clothing system more affordable for the majority of consumers.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a smart clothing and its device mount, wherein the device mount includes an upper casing and a lower casing, a circuit board is arranged between the upper casing and the lower casing, and a metal contact of the top surface of the circuit board penetrates through the upper casing to form a plurality of metal contact points, and the cable interface of the bottom surface of the circuit board passes through the lower casing, and the bottom surface of the lower casing is formed with individual cable grooves toward each cable interface for guiding the transmission wire to insert into the cable interface along the cable groove, and the device mount is combined with a soft gasket on the clothing body and is equipped with a waterproof protective layer to avoid damage to the circuit components and transmission wire during cleaning; when the device mount is installed with the electronic device, the motion status can be monitored.