Telescopic Spectacle Temple Nested Fingers Guidance

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing spectacles with telescopic adjustments lack precision and ease of use, often experiencing jamming issues and poor aesthetics, which can hinder comfort and stability during wear, especially during sporting activities.

Innovation Solution

The spectacles feature temples with nested fingers and a core with orthogonal wings that guide the sliding movement without rotation, made of plastic and metal for robustness, with the core being concealed in the retracted position to enhance aesthetics and ease of production.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional sliding mechanisms are used in spectacles temples, then telescopic adjustment is achieved, but precision and reliability deteriorate due to jamming issues

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesliding mechanism reliabilityVSAvoidadjustment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a nested finger structure where four fingers are nested within each other in a telescopic arrangement. Each finger can slide relative to the others along a common axis while the orthogonal cross core guides their movement, preventing rotational misalignment and jamming. This nested configuration allows precise telescopic adjustment while maintaining reliability through the guiding mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Ease of operation

If longer fingers are used in the telescopic mechanism, then ease of adjustment is improved, but guidance precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment easeVSAvoidguidance precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The orthogonal cross core acts as an intermediary guiding element between the nested fingers. It provides precise geometric constraints that guide the sliding movement of all four fingers simultaneously, ensuring they move parallel to each other without rotation. This intermediary structure enables long fingers to maintain both ease of adjustment and high guidance precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Strength

If the core structure is visible in the retracted position, then structural integrity is maintained, but aesthetics deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidaesthetics
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The four fingers are nested within each other in a telescopic arrangement, with the orthogonal cross core positioned within this nested structure. When the temple is in the retracted position, the fingers completely enclose the core, making it invisible from the outside. This nested configuration maintains structural integrity while achieving clean aesthetics in the retracted state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentEP2598933B1Telescopically adjustable pair of spectacles
Publication Date: 2017.02.15 LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER SA
  • EP2598933B1 patent drawing
  • EP2598933B1 patent drawing
  • EP2598933B1 patent drawing

AI summary

The invention relates to a pair of spectacles (1), comprising a viewing portion (2) and two side arms (10, 110) that are each connected to the viewing portion (2), each side arm (10, 110) including a first portion (12, 112) and a second portion (14, 14) sliding relative to one another in a sliding direction (X') between a retracted position and an extended position, said pair of spectacles (1) being characterised in that: the first portion (12, 112) includes a first pair of legs (22, 24; 122, 124) extending in the sliding direction (X'); the second portion (14, 114) includes a second pair of legs (26, 28; 126, 128) extending in the sliding direction (X'); and the first pair of legs (22, 24; 122, 124) and the second pair of legs (26, 28; 126, 128) are mutually engaged.