Wearable Frame Reinforcement for AR Sensor Stability and Comfort

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Solution Overview

Problem

Head-mounted wearable devices, such as AR glasses, face challenges in maintaining sensor accuracy due to inflexible frames that cause discomfort when worn, and there is a need to distribute weight evenly to prevent force concentration at the center of gravity.

Innovation Solution

A wearable electronic device design incorporating a reinforcing member to enhance the rigidity of the front surface, coupled with a hinge structure and flexible temples to mitigate discomfort and improve sensor accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the frame is made rigid to support sensors on the front surface, then sensor position stability is improved, but wearing comfort deteriorates due to inflexibility

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesensor recognition accuracyVSAvoidwearing comfort
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The frame is divided into a front frame portion and a rear frame portion connected by a hinge structure. The front frame portion maintains rigidity for sensor stability, while the rear frame portion with hinge structure provides flexibility for wearing comfort. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function without compromise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the frame have different rigidity characteristics. The front frame portion where sensors are mounted maintains high rigidity for accurate recognition, while the rear frame portion and hinge structure have lower rigidity to provide flexibility and comfort during wearing. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between overall rigidity and flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If the frame structure is made flexible to improve wearing comfort, then ease of operation is improved, but sensor position stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewearing comfortVSAvoidsensor recognition accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The frame is segmented into front and rear portions with different structural characteristics. The front frame portion is designed with high rigidity to stabilize sensors, while the rear portion incorporates hinge structures for flexibility. This segmentation ensures sensor stability is not compromised by the flexible rear portion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Stability of the object's composition

If weight is concentrated at the center of gravity, then structural stability is improved, but wearing comfort deteriorates due to force concentration

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidwearing comfort
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The heavy battery component is extracted from the center of gravity position and relocated to the rear frame portion. This extraction prevents force concentration at the center of gravity, improving wearing comfort while the rear frame portion's structure maintains overall structural stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP4180861B1Wearable electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.12.31 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device, for example, a wearable electronic device that can be worn on a part of the human body. According to one embodiment, provided is a wearable electronic device comprising: a display member including at least one piece of glass; a lens frame including a first frame and a second frame, which encompasses at least a portion of the display member and is coupled to the first frame to form the internal space of the electronic device; a wearing member coupled to at least one side of the lens frame; a flexible printed circuit board arranged in the internal space; and a reinforcement member which is formed to have a higher strength than the lens frame and which includes a first part arranged between the flexible printed circuit board and the lens frame and a second part bent at a predetermined angle from the first part.