Wearable DJ Frame Layout for Mobile Performance and Fast Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional DJ setups are stationary and bulky, limiting mobility and interaction with audiences, requiring extensive installation time and labor, and being costly, making them impractical for various locations due to factors like cost, space, and weather.

Innovation Solution

A mobile entertainment apparatus comprising a frame and harness system that allows DJs to wear and carry professional-grade equipment such as controllers, turntables, speakers, and lights, enabling hands-free operation and wireless connectivity to external systems for flexible performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a fixed DJ setup is used, then professional-grade equipment can be provided, but mobility and interaction with audience are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveequipment qualityVSAvoidmobility
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The DJ equipment is divided into modular components that can be independently mounted on the wearable frame. Each component (turntable, mixer, speaker) is a separate module that can be attached or removed as needed, enabling professional equipment quality while maintaining mobility and adaptability to different performance environments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The DJ setup transitions from a ground-based fixed installation to a wearable body-mounted system. By moving the equipment from the ground level to the user's body (wearing it on the torso), the system gains mobility while maintaining professional equipment capabilities, fundamentally changing the spatial dimension of the DJ setup.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If a fixed DJ setup is used, then stable performance can be ensured, but installation time and labor are extensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance stabilityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The equipment is pre-configured and mounted on the wearable frame before the performance event. The modular design allows for quick assembly and disconnection, eliminating extensive installation time while maintaining performance stability through pre-tested connections and secure mounting mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from a static fixed installation to a dynamic wearable configuration. The equipment can be quickly deployed and removed as needed, providing performance stability when worn while eliminating the need for extensive permanent installation infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Strength

If a fixed DJ setup is used, then high-quality audio equipment can be deployed, but cost is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveequipment qualityVSAvoidcost
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The wearable frame and mounting system are designed to accommodate multiple types of DJ equipment (turntables, mixers, speakers, lights) on a single platform. This universal design allows one system to replace multiple separate equipment purchases, reducing overall cost while maintaining high-quality audio equipment capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240008628A1Mobile entertainment apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.01.11 MCGEE DAVIS
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AI summary

A mobile entertainment system that is portable and can be easily carried by a user for playing audio while providing a DJ-like musical experience. The apparatus can be positioned around the torso of the user supported by shoulders and waist. The apparatus includes a frame to which different components can be mounted. Over the front mid-portion of the frame can be mounted a DJ console. The user can enter into the frame between the console and the rear side of the frame such that facing the console. A harness, which can be worn like a backpack, can be coupled to the frame and allow carrying the apparatus hands-free. The apparatus includes a DJ console, Sub-woofer, DJ lights, speakers, amplifiers, and the like equipment common in a DJs system. A specially designed sub-woofer housing is coupled on the rear side of the frame.