Wearable Assembly Transparent Layer Movable Member Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional watches have limited design variations due to their structural constraints, primarily restricting creative features to the surface of the watch movement, which limits the scope of design possibilities for watch designers.
Innovation Solution
A wearable article featuring a casing with two transparent layers and a base member, where decorative or functional movable members can move between positions, remaining trapped between the layers to prevent detachment, allowing for enhanced design flexibility and visibility of the watch movement or dial.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If movable members are allowed to move freely between transparent layers for creative design, then design flexibility and aesthetic appeal are improved, but the risk of detachment and loss of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable member is nested within a recess of the second layer, with only part of the movable member protruding through the first layer. This nesting structure allows the movable member to move freely within the recess while being contained, preventing detachment while maintaining design flexibility and aesthetic appeal.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the watch structure is made more complex to enable creative designs, then design possibilities are improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The casing is segmented into multiple transparent layers (first layer, second layer) with a base member, allowing independent design and assembly of each layer. The movable member is separately positioned within the recess, enabling modular manufacturing and assembly while achieving complex creative designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable member is nested within the recess of the second layer, creating a compact integrated structure. This nesting approach achieves complex design functionality without proportionally increasing overall structural complexity, as the movable member utilizes the existing layer structure rather than requiring separate mounting mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A wristwatch is disclosed as including a casing 12 having a first layer 14, a second layer 16 and a base member 18. The first and second layers are spaced apart from each other and are substantially transparent. The base member is spaced apart from the second layer and comprises a dial or a watch movement. At least one movable member 22 is movable relative to the first and second layers between a first position in which an end 24 of the movable member contacts the first layer, and a second position in which the end of the movable member is out of contact with the first layer. At least part of the movable member remains within a recess or a hole 20 of the second layer during movement of the movable member between the first and second positions, so that detachment of the movable member from the second layer is prevented.