Soft Body Massager Integrating Motor and Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massaging devices have a large foreign body sensation due to the need for an extra shell or bracket to support and protect the motor and controller, which detracts from the user experience.
Innovation Solution
A massaging device with a soft outer body containing a cavity housing a vibration motor, control device, and power supply unit, sealed with a soft filler, eliminating the need for additional support structures and enhancing user comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If an extra shell or bracket is used to support and protect the motor and controller, then the structural strength and protection are improved, but the foreign body sensation increases and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective function with the outer body itself, making the outer body both structural and protective. The motor and controller are directly integrated into the outer body cavity, eliminating the need for separate support shells or brackets. This integration maintains structural integrity while removing the foreign body sensation caused by additional rigid components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a flexible outer body made of soft material that serves as both the structural housing and the protective element. This flexible shell replaces traditional rigid shells or brackets, providing necessary protection while maintaining comfort and reducing foreign body sensation during use.
2Reliability
If additional support structures are added, then the reliability of motor and controller protection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective function is merged into the outer body structure itself. The outer body cavity directly houses the motor and controller without requiring separate support structures, brackets, or additional protective components. This integration reduces the number of parts and simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining reliable protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer body serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, acts as the protective housing, defines the device shape, and integrates the motor and controller mounting. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for dedicated support structures, reducing complexity while ensuring reliable protection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution significantly reduces the foreign body sensation, thereby improving the user experience by integrating the motor and control components directly within a soft outer body filled with silica gel, providing a more comfortable and seamless interaction.
Implementation Method 1
each of the soft outer body and the soft filler is made of silica gel
Implementation Method 2
a vibration motor, arranged in the cavity
Data Source
AI summary
A massaging device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The massaging device comprises a soft outer body, a vibration motor, a control device, a power supply unit, and a soft filler. The method comprises: preparing mold and materials; assembling mold core into the outer mold; injecting a raw material of a soft outer body into the outer mold; after the raw material of the soft outer body is molded, taking out the mold core; assembling the vibration motor, control device and power supply unit to the lower side of the positioning fixture, and placing the positioning fixture on the top of the outer mold, so that the vibration motor, control device and power supply unit are placed in the cavity; injecting the soft filler raw material into the cavity; taking out the positioning fixture; and placing the pressing mold on the top of the outer mold.