Wearable Device Ornamental Member Groove Guide Path Latch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable jewelry and products with exchangeable parts face limitations in customization and stability, as charms may move or become dislodged during wear, and are difficult to replace, limiting their versatility across different occasions.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device design featuring ornamental members with grooves and guide paths, along with locking and latching mechanisms, allows for secure attachment and easy exchange of design members, ensuring stability and customization options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If charms are made movable or slideable on the base material, then ease of operation is improved, but stability deteriorates as charms may move or become dislodged during wear
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device is divided into separate components: a base material with grooves and design members with corresponding protrusions. This segmentation allows individual design members to be exchanged independently while maintaining secure attachment through the groove-protrusion interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The design member protrusions are nested within the grooves of the base material, creating an interlocking structure. This nesting provides secure retention while allowing for controlled insertion and removal through the opening in the base material.
2Reliability
If charms are fixed securely to the base material, then stability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as charms become difficult to replace
Solution Approach 1:
An opening is provided in the base material that allows design members to be inserted or removed without completely disassembling the wearable device. This extraction approach enables easy replacement while maintaining secure attachment during wear.
Solution Approach 2:
The grooves and protrusions are pre-configured in specific orientations and positions to guide the insertion process. This preliminary structural preparation ensures that design members can be easily inserted in the correct orientation while providing secure retention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of charm locations is increased for more customization, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base material is designed with multiple grooves that can accommodate various types of design members. This universal design allows a single base material to support multiple customization configurations, increasing adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A wearable device is disclosed. The wearable device includes one or more design members; at least one ornamental member having one or more grooves to move the one or more design members into or out of the at least one ornamental member through at least one guide path; and a latch associated with the at least one guide path and having at least one locking member for interlocking, at least partially, with a port of the at least one ornamental member.