Touch Pressure-Relieving Toy With Capacitive Copper Foils
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pressure-relieving toys provide limited functionality with single sensory experiences, lacking interest and variety in relieving stress and anxiety.
Innovation Solution
A touch pressure-relieving toy incorporating an insulating shell with copper foils and a vibration component, where the copper foils are electrically connected to a motor, allowing for touch sensing and vibration, enhanced by a silicone sleeve for convenient pressing and play.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional pressure-relieving toys use simple pressing and colliding mechanisms, then the structure remains simple and easy to manufacture, but the functionality is single-dimensional and lacks interest
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (visual, auditory, and tactile feedback) into a single pressure-relieving toy device. The toy integrates LED lights, vibration motors, and sound modules that work together to provide multi-sensory stimulation, transforming a simple pressing toy into a comprehensive stress-relief device with diverse functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The toy is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides visual feedback through LED lights, tactile feedback through vibration motors, and auditory feedback through sound modules. This multi-functionality allows a single device to address various sensory needs for stress relief, making it universally applicable for different types of pressure relief scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pressure-relieving toys provide only visual and auditory impacts, then the manufacturing cost remains low, but the user experience lacks tactile engagement and interest
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges visual (LED), auditory (sound module), and tactile (vibration motor) components into an integrated system. These three types of feedback mechanisms are combined within a single toy structure, allowing simultaneous multi-sensory engagement without requiring separate devices for each sensory modality.
Solution Approach 2:
The toy employs composite construction by integrating different material types and component categories (electronic components, mechanical vibration elements, optical elements) into a unified structure. This composite approach allows the toy to deliver diverse sensory experiences while maintaining structural coherence and manageable complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the toy incorporates multiple components for vibration and touch sensing, then the interest and fun factor increase, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the toy into distinct functional modules: a pressing component for input, a vibration component for tactile feedback, LED components for visual feedback, and sound components for auditory feedback. This segmentation allows each module to be manufactured and tested independently, then assembled into the complete toy, simplifying the overall manufacturing process despite the multiple components involved.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The toy effectively relieves pressure while adding fun and interest through tactile and vibrational feedback, providing a more engaging experience for stress relief.
Implementation Method 1
a human hand approaches the same pair of copper foils to form touch sensing
Implementation Method 2
control the vibration component to vibrate in the insulating shell
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure belongs to the field of toys, and in particular discloses a touch pressure-relieving toy, including an insulating shell, wherein a vibration component and at least one pair of copper foils are accommodated in the insulating shell, the same pair of copper foils are covered on inner walls of the insulating shell at intervals, all the copper foils are electrically connected to the vibration component, and a silicone sleeve is sleeved outside the insulating shell. According to the present disclosure, a human hand approaches the same pair of copper foils to form touch sensing to control the vibration component to vibrate in the insulating shell, so that the fun can be improved while a user relieves his/her pressure.