Wearable Device Modular Connection via Interlocking Insert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable devices face challenges in convenient disassembly and part loss due to screw-based connecting methods, which hinder free assembly and stability.
Innovation Solution
A connecting structure using a first inserting member and a first receiving member, with magnetic attraction and T-shaped slot and bump configurations, allows for simple and stable assembly and disassembly of functional modules and flexible connecting blocks without requiring additional components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screws are used to connect functional modules and connecting blocks, then the connection is stable and reliable, but the disassembly operation becomes inconvenient and parts are easy to lose
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure is divided into separate inserting members and receiving members with complementary geometric features (protrusions and recesses), allowing modular assembly and disassembly without screws while maintaining connection stability
Solution Approach 2:
The screw-based mechanical fastening system is replaced with a geometric interlocking system using protrusions and recesses that provide stable connection through shape complementarity rather than threaded fastening, enabling tool-free assembly and disassembly
2Reliability
If screws are used to connect functional modules, then the connection is secure, but the device complexity increases due to additional small parts
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure merges the fastening function and the structural connection into a single integrated geometric interlocking system, eliminating the need for separate screw fasteners and reducing the total component count while maintaining connection security
Solution Approach 2:
The protrusion-recess connecting structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support, ensures positional alignment, and enables secure connection without requiring additional fastening components, thereby reducing overall device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and secure assembly and disassembly, enhancing the stability and compactness of the wearable device while preventing part loss, and allowing users to customize configurations according to their habits.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic piece, generating magnetic attraction force, is embedded in the connecting block
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide an assembled wearable device. The assembled wearable device comprises a first functional module, a second functional module and a connecting structure for connecting the first functional module and the second functional module, wherein the connecting structure comprises a first inserting member and a first receiving member matching each other, the first receiving member is configured for receiving the first inserting member so that the first inserting member is confined to the first receiving member in at least one direction.