Swingable Reading Book With Inductive Hand-Triggered Sound

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current electronic books rely on button pressing for sound activation, which becomes monotonous and limits the enhancement of amusement and interactivity.

Innovation Solution

A reading material that uses induction to detect a child's hand within a swingable member, triggering a sounding unit for enhanced interaction and sensory experience, with a swingable member made of soft material for added touch comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If button pressing is used to trigger sounds, then the electronic book can provide auditory feedback, but the interactivity and amusement become monotonous and limited

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinteractivityVSAvoidfunctionality simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the traditional mechanical button-pressing system with an induction-based detection system. The induction member detects the child's hand approach or contact without requiring physical button pressing, thereby maintaining the auditory feedback function while significantly enhancing interactivity and reducing operational monotony.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the operational parameter from discrete button pressing to continuous induction-based detection. This allows for more nuanced interaction modes such as hand approach detection, contact detection, and swing detection, thereby enhancing adaptability and amusement value.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If a swingable member with inner chamber is added for hand interaction, then interactivity and sensory experience are enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesensory experienceVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a nested structure where the swingable member contains an inner chamber that accommodates the induction member. This nested design allows the complex functional elements to be integrated within a compact form factor, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining enhanced interactivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a dynamic swingable member that can move in response to child interaction. This dynamic element adds sensory experience and amusement value while the swingable design itself simplifies the overall structure compared to fixed complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

Enhances interactivity and amusement by allowing the child's hand to drive the swingable member, improving sensory development and providing varied sensory experiences.

Implementation Method 1

an induction member can detect the hand of the child and emit a trigger signal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentEP4610963A1Reading material sounding by induction
Publication Date: 2025.09.03 HESHAN ASTROS PRINTING LTD
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AI summary

The application discloses a reading material sounding by induction, including: a book body and an inductive sounding assembly. The book body is provided with an opening extending through the book body, a swingable member is arranged at the opening, and the swingable member is provided with an inner chamber communicated with the opening. The inductive sounding assembly includes an induction member, a receiving member, a power supply and a sounding unit, the induction member is arranged in the swingable member, the receiving member, the power supply and the sounding unit are all arranged in the book body, and the receiving member is electrically connected with the power supply. When being triggered by a hand of a child, the induction member can emit a trigger signal, and the receiving member can receive the trigger signal to trigger the sounding unit to sound. When reading, the hand of the child can extend into the inner chamber of the swingable member through the opening, and then the induction member can detect the hand of the child and emit the trigger signal, and the receiving member can trigger the sounding unit to sound after receiving the trigger signal emitted by the induction member, thus improving interactivity and amusement for the child when reading, and enhancing reading sensory experience for the child.