Wearable Device Frame Deformable Features Injury Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices, such as ring devices, pose a risk of injury to users when used during manual labor or with heavy machinery due to the potential for the device to become caught and apply force, leading to injuries like avulsion or degloving.
Innovation Solution
The wearable device is designed with deformable features, such as grooves or non-metallic materials, that structurally weaken the frame, allowing it to deform or expand under applied force, reducing the risk of injury by releasing the user's finger when caught.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the wearable device frame is made strong and rigid to ensure durability and structural integrity, then the device can withstand normal usage forces, but it may cause severe injury to the user when caught in machinery or subjected to excessive force
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple segments or sections that can move relative to each other. When excessive force is applied, these segments can separate or disengage, allowing the frame to deform and release the harmful force rather than transmitting it to the user's body.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame's structural parameters are designed to change under excessive force conditions. This includes using materials or structures that transition from a rigid state during normal use to a deformable state when force exceeds a predetermined threshold, thereby protecting the user from injury.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the wearable device frame is made deformable to reduce injury risk, then the device can safely release under excessive force, but it may compromise structural integrity and durability during normal usage
Solution Approach 1:
The frame incorporates dynamic elements that allow it to adapt its structural properties based on the applied force. During normal use, the frame maintains its strength and rigidity, but when excessive force is detected, the frame dynamically transitions to a deformable state to release the harmful force and protect the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame uses composite materials that combine a strong, rigid component for normal structural support with a deformable component that activates under excessive force. This layered or integrated composite structure allows the frame to provide both durability during normal use and safety during hazardous conditions.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the wearable device uses a continuous solid frame for structural stability, then the device maintains its shape and protection, but it cannot release or deform when caught in machinery
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous frame is segmented into multiple sections that can move independently. These segments are connected in a way that maintains structural stability during normal use but allows them to separate or slide apart when excessive force is applied, enabling the frame to release and deform for user protection.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary mechanism or component is introduced between the frame segments that acts as a mediator. This intermediary element allows the frame to maintain its stable, protective structure during normal use while providing a controlled failure mode that enables deformation and release when hazardous forces are applied.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices for wearable devices are described. A wearable device may include a first annular member forming the frame of the wearable device. The first annular member may include one or more deformable features that are configured to structurally weaken the frame of the wearable device and the one or more deformable features may be located along a portion of the frame. In some cases, the wearable device may include a first annular member and a second annular member to form a frame of the wearable device. The second annular member may include a non-metal material. The first annular member, the second annular member, or both, may include one or more deformable features that are configured to structurally weaken the frame of the wearable device and the one or more deformable features may be located along a portion of the frame.