Smart Ring Charging Mount With Movable Wireless Cradle
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high production and inventory costs of charging mount apparatuses for smart rings are due to the need for various diameter sizes to accommodate different finger sizes, leading to increased complexity and costs in manufacturing and after-sales service.
Innovation Solution
A charging mount apparatus with a cradling housing and movable members, including elastic bodies and wireless charging modules, that can accommodate smart rings of different inner diameter sizes by using a ring-shaped cradling space and guides to securely mount and charge wearable devices, allowing for adjustable mounting and charging without the need for multiple size-specific components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If charging mount apparatuses are manufactured according to diameter sizes of smart rings, then smart rings of specific sizes can be charged, but production costs and inventory costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The charging mount apparatus is designed with a universal mounting structure that can accommodate smart rings of various diameter sizes (No. 5 to No. 10) using a single device. The mounting member can be adjusted to fit different ring diameters, eliminating the need for multiple size-specific charging mounts, thereby reducing production costs while maintaining compatibility across all smart ring sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging mount apparatus incorporates a movable and adjustable mounting member that can dynamically adapt to different smart ring diameters. The mounting member can be repositioned or resized to match various ring sizes, allowing the single apparatus to serve multiple functions across different product variants without requiring separate fixed-structure mounts for each size.
2Adaptability or versatility
If charging mount apparatuses are manufactured according to diameter sizes of smart rings, then smart rings of specific sizes can be charged, but inventory costs increase due to various components needed for after-sales service
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single universal charging mount apparatus that can handle all smart ring sizes through adjustable mounting members, the need to maintain inventory of multiple size-specific components is eliminated. This universal design reduces the quantity of different component types that need to be stocked for after-sales service, thereby reducing inventory costs.
3Ease of manufacture
If a single charging mount apparatus accommodates various smart ring sizes, then production and inventory costs are reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable mounting member introduces dynamic elements to achieve size adaptability, but this added complexity is localized to a single component rather than requiring multiple separate mounting structures. The dynamic adjustment mechanism is designed to be integrated into the housing, maintaining overall structural simplicity while enabling versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces production and inventory costs by allowing a single charging mount apparatus to accommodate various smart ring sizes, enhancing flexibility and ease of use while maintaining effective charging capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
at least one elastic body disposed between the fixation member and the movable member and configured to provide a force to push the movable member toward the ring-shaped cradling space
Implementation Method 2
a wireless charging module comprising circuitry, is disposed in the first portion, and is configured to move from the fixation member into the ring-shaped cradling space
Data Source
AI summary
A charging mount apparatus for a wearable device according to a embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a mount housing comprising a first part, a second part, and a ring-shaped mounting space located between the first part and the second part and having the wearable device mounted therein; a fixing member comprising a support fixed to the first part; a movable member comprising a wireless charging module including charging circuitry, disposed on the first part, and configured to move to the ring-shaped mounting space from the fixed member; and at least one resilient body disposed between the fixed member and the movable member, and configured to provide a force pushing the movable member to the ring-shaped mounting space.