Electronic Spectacle Frame Layout for Compact Component Integration
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies struggle to integrate a plurality of electronic elements into spectacle frames while maintaining compactness and ensuring efficient connection between frame parts, particularly with increasing complexity and variety in electronic components.
Innovation Solution
A method using computer means to determine an electronic spectacle frame element by modifying its geometrical parameters, material, weight distribution, and electronic arrangement, considering manufacturing capabilities, comfort, and aesthetic preferences, to optimize integration and connectivity of multiple electronic components within the frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic elements are integrated into the spectacle frame, then the functionality and versatility of the spectacle frame is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The spectacle frame is divided into multiple modular elements (front part, temples, bridge, nose pads) that can independently accommodate electronic components. Each element can be designed, manufactured, and adjusted separately, then assembled into a complete functional system, allowing multiple electronic elements to be integrated without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The spectacle frame elements are designed with universal characteristics to serve multiple functions - structural support, aesthetic appearance, and electronic component accommodation. The same basic element structure can host different types of electronic components (sensors, displays, batteries, processors) depending on user needs, thereby improving versatility without requiring fundamentally different designs for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic elements are integrated into the spectacle frame, then the functionality is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the spectacle frame into standardized modular elements, each component can be manufactured using optimized processes for its specific requirements. Electronic components can be pre-assembled into individual elements before final assembly, allowing parallel manufacturing and reducing overall manufacturing complexity despite the multi-functional requirements.
3Reliability
If electronic components are embedded in the front part or temple of the spectacle frame, then the connectivity is improved, but the compactness and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Electronic components are distributed across multiple spatial dimensions within the spectacle frame structure - front part, bridge, temples, and nose pads - rather than concentrating them in a single location. This three-dimensional distribution maintains compactness and balanced weight distribution while ensuring reliable connectivity between components through the frame's structural pathways.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the geometry and material of spectacle frame elements are modified to accommodate electronic components, then the integration capability is improved, but the aesthetic appearance may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Modifications to accommodate electronic components are localized to specific regions of the spectacle frame elements rather than affecting the overall design. For example, electronic components are integrated into the bridge or temple structures in ways that are hidden from or minimized in visible areas, allowing the frame to maintain its aesthetic appearance in critical visual zones while providing integration capability where needed.
Data Source
Figure 1~2
AI summary
A method implemented by computer means for determining an electronic spectacle frame element of a spectacle frame, wherein the electronic spectacle frame element comprises a spectacle frame element and an electronic element embodied in the spectacle frame element, the method comprising: -an electronic element data providing step (S2),during which electronic element data relating to the electronic element to be embodied in the spectacle frame element are provided; -a predetermined spectacle frame element data providing step (S4), during which predetermined spectacle frame element data related to at least one geometrical parameter of a predetermined spectacle frame element [corresponding to the wearer demand]are provided; -a working electronic spectacle frame element defining step (S6), during which a working electronic spectacle frame element comprising a working spectacle frame element and an electronic element embodied in the working spectacle frame element is defined based on the electronic element data, -a modifying step (S8),during which the working electronic spectacle frame element is modified, and wherein the electronic spectacle frame element is determined by repeating the modifying step so as to minimize the difference between the geometrical parameters of the predetermined spectacle frame element and the working spectacle frame element.