Touch Sensor Control for Vibrator Ergonomics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fader-type controls in vibrating sex toys are distracting and not ergonomic, making it difficult for users to control the intensity and sensation during use, especially when used with a partner, as they require manual input and interrupt the experience.
Innovation Solution
A vibrator sex toy equipped with touch-based sensors that respond to natural gestures, such as pressure, bending, and stretching, allowing for hands-free control of the vibrator motors, eliminating the need for traditional controls like faders or buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional fader-type controls are used in vibrators, then the intensity control function is achieved, but the user experience is distracted and ergonomics are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the control function from traditional external faders and buttons, embedding touch sensors directly into the vibrator body. This eliminates the need for separate control components and integrates control seamlessly into the device structure, improving ergonomics while maintaining control functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the control interface with the vibrator body by embedding touch sensors within the housing. The control function is combined with the structural components, allowing users to control intensity through natural touching gestures rather than manipulating separate control elements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fader-type controls are used in double-ended dildos, then intensity control is possible, but the ability to mimic having a phallus is distracted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes traditional fader controls from the double-ended dildo structure, extracting the control function and replacing it with embedded touch sensors. This allows the device to maintain its anatomical form without protruding control elements that would interfere with the mimicry function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different functional qualities to different parts of the device. The external end maintains anatomical properties for mimicry, while embedded sensors provide localized control functionality. This allows each region to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
3Productivity
If manual controls are used, then intensity adjustment is achieved, but user input is interrupted and requires stopping activity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous control during use by implementing touch-sensitive controls that respond to natural gestures without requiring the user to stop or manually adjust settings. The control action is integrated into the continuous useful action of using the device, eliminating interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The device provides self-service control through automatic detection of user touching gestures. The embedded sensors automatically detect and respond to user input, adjusting intensity without requiring manual intervention or interruption of the user's activity.
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
Enables dynamic and intuitive control of vibrator motors through natural human gestures, enhancing user experience by allowing simultaneous control by both users without interrupting the activity, providing a more immersive and ergonomic method of operation.
Implementation Method 1
The embedded sensors respond to activation with a change in resistance to current flowing through the sensors via electrical leads.
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AI summary
A vibrator sex toy is provided with touch-based sensors for an ergonomic in-situ method of controlling the operation and intensity of the vibrator. The vibrator sex toy has an internal end, an external end and a middle staging section. The staging section includes a control circuit and batteries. The internal end includes electric vibrator motors connected to the control circuit by wires. The external end includes ergonomically placed touch sensors that behave like variable resistors. The touch sensors respond to natural human gestures such as grasping, stretching, compressing and bending the external end of the sex toy with changes in resistance. The touch sensors are connected to the control circuit by wires and act as potentiometers in the control path of the vibrator motors. The user is able to vary the sensations from the motors intuitively and in-situ by manipulating the external end or applying it to a partner.