Pivotable Visor Apparatus for Hoodie Environmental Shielding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing visor technologies fail to provide effective, portable, and reusable protection against various environmental conditions such as rain, wind, snow, and UV rays while maintaining comfort and ease of use, especially when integrated with clothing like hoodies.
Innovation Solution
A visor apparatus with a semi-rigid frame, dual-layered support and brace members, and pivotable visor members that can be locked into various positions, removably attached to a hoodie using connector members, providing a seal against environmental conditions and allowing for easy cleaning and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a visor is integrated into a hoodie to provide protection against environmental conditions, then protection effectiveness is improved, but portability and reusability deteriorate because the visor becomes fixed to the clothing
Solution Approach 1:
The visor is divided into a separate removable component that can be detached from the hoodie. The frame assembly includes the visor members, frame, and cushion as a distinct unit that can be attached to or removed from the hoodie, allowing the visor to be portable and reusable across different clothing items or storage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The visor members are made movable relative to the frame through pivot points, allowing them to transition between retracted and extended positions. This dynamic capability enables the visor to adapt to different protection needs while maintaining portability when not in use.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the visor structure is made rigid to provide effective shielding, then protection effectiveness is improved, but comfort and adaptability to user movement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The visor members are configured to pivot about arc points on the frame, allowing them to move relative to the rigid frame structure. This enables the visor to adapt to user movement and facial contours while the frame itself maintains rigidity for effective shielding when the visor is in position.
Solution Approach 2:
The cushion is made of soft, compliant material that can deform to match the contours of the user's head and face, providing comfort and sealing against the skin while the frame maintains its rigid protective structure.
3Ease of operation
If the visor members are made movable to allow adjustment and retraction, then ease of use is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is pre-positioned on the frame to engage with the movable visor members. When the visor members are adjusted to the desired position, the locking mechanism secures them in place, maintaining structural stability during use while allowing movement during adjustment.
4Weight of moving object
If the frame is made lightweight for portability, then ease of use is improved, but structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is constructed from composite materials that provide high strength-to-weight ratio, maintaining structural integrity for effective shielding while keeping the overall weight low for portability and comfort during extended wear.
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AI summary
A visor apparatus has a double layered frame that is attachable to the existing head covering (hoodie) of an article of clothing. The apparatus further has two visor members, a cushion, a plurality of connector members, and a locking mechanism. The visor members are pivotably extendable from within frame's double layer to cover a user's face and neck. One or both visor members may be selectively adjusted for use as a covering or as a face shield. The frame provides stability and structure to the fabric material of the clothing.