Stereoscopic Viewer Support System with Balanced Head Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional stereoptic viewing device support systems often require a handle for handheld use, elastic bands for secure fit, and can be unbalanced or torque-prone, lacking adjustability for comfortable placement.
Innovation Solution
A stereoptic viewing device support system that suspends the viewer device with a receiver and head mount, featuring detachable attachment grippers and adjustable components to balance weight and torque, allowing for customizable positioning without a handle or elastic bands, suitable for various viewer materials like cardboard, composite, or plastic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional support systems use handles and elastic bands for secure fit, then the device can be held and secured, but the device becomes unbalanced and torque-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes handles and elastic bands from the support system, extracting the problematic components that caused unbalance and torque issues while maintaining secure fit through alternative means (headrest design and positioning mechanisms)
Solution Approach 2:
The headrest design incorporates weight distribution features that counterbalance the viewer device weight, positioning the center of gravity to eliminate torque and prevent the system from being unbalanced
2Ease of operation
If the support system is designed for fixed placement, then the structure is simple, but it lacks adjustability for comfortable positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The support system incorporates adjustable components including movable headrest positioning and rotatable features that allow dynamic adjustment of the viewer device to match user anatomy and preferences, transitioning from fixed to adaptable configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The headrest is divided into multiple segments or zones with different adjustability features, allowing independent adjustment of various portions to achieve optimal positioning without requiring complete structural redesign
3Reliability
If the support system is designed for specific viewer types, then the fit is optimized, but it cannot accommodate different viewer materials and types
Solution Approach 1:
The support system design incorporates universal features that can accommodate multiple viewer types and materials (cardboard, composite, plastic) through adjustable positioning and adaptable contact surfaces, eliminating the need for type-specific designs
Data Source
AI summary
A stereoscopic viewer support system, including an article of manufacture, device, and methods of making and using the foregoing. There can be a receiver shaped to receive and suspend a stereoptic viewer, such that upon receiving the viewer and a stereoptic display device, the receiver plus the viewer plus the device collectively have a weight and the display device is positionable at eye level; and a head mount comprising a forehead length connected occipitally to a circumference adjuster, the head mount associated with the receiver such that, upon wearing the article and the viewer and the stereoptic display device, the weight is essentially balanced by force on the occipital length of the head mount.