Wearable Electronic Device Bead String Modular Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable electronic devices, such as electronic prayer beads, face challenges in achieving compactness while accommodating necessary electronic components and allowing for easy customization and efficient charging.
Innovation Solution
A wearable electronic device design featuring a primary bead with a hemispherical casing, two spacer beads with thread structures, and a bead string, which allows for efficient space utilization and easy customization by detachably attaching the spacer beads, and incorporates a circular 3D antenna and a single magnet for enhanced charging efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the size of the wearable electronic device is reduced to achieve compactness, then the desire for compact size is satisfied, but the space for accommodating electronic components becomes limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device is divided into multiple detachable bead modules (primary bead, spacer beads, subsidiary beads) that can be independently designed and optimized. This segmentation allows the electronic components to be concentrated in the primary bead while maintaining an overall compact form factor through the modular bead structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic components (battery, circuit board, antenna) are nested within the primary bead, which itself is part of the larger bead string structure. This nested arrangement maximizes space utilization by placing smaller functional elements within the available volume of the primary bead without increasing the overall device size.
2Ease of operation
If the bead string structure is made detachable for easy customization, then users can easily change or replace beads, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bead string is segmented into detachable modules (primary bead, spacer beads, subsidiary beads) connected by connection members. Each module can be independently removed and replaced, enabling easy customization without requiring complex assembly mechanisms. The simple detachable connection structure maintains ease of use while avoiding excessive structural complexity.
3Productivity
If multiple magnets are used for charging, then charging efficiency is improved, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the magnetic charging function into a single integrated magnet structure within the primary bead, rather than using multiple separate magnets. This unified magnetic component achieves effective charging while reducing device complexity and space requirements compared to multi-magnet configurations.
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AI summary
A wearable electronic device includes a primary bead, two spacer beads and a bead string. The two spacer beads each defines a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The first sides of the two spacer beads are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the primary bead. Two ends of the bead string are respectively connected to the second sides of the two spacer beads.