Wearable Support Structure With Pivoting Fit Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices struggle to provide effective support for a user's body while being worn, lacking flexibility and adjustability to accommodate varying body sizes and shapes.
Innovation Solution
The device includes a support structure with movable coupling members and deformable elements that allow for pivoting, tilting, rotating, or yawing with respect to the housing, enabling adjustable fit and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed support structure is used to couple the support to the housing, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot accommodate varying body sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The support is designed to pivot relative to the housing about a pivot axis, transforming a static fixed connection into a dynamic adjustable connection. This allows the support to change its angular position to accommodate different body sizes and shapes while maintaining a relatively simple coupling structure consisting of the pivot axis and support surface.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a movable support structure is used to allow pivoting, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates a pivot axis that enables rotational movement, allowing the support to adjust its position dynamically. This simple mechanical pivot provides adjustability without requiring complex actuators, motors, or control systems, thus improving adaptability while keeping device complexity low.
3Ease of operation
If the support is rigidly fixed to the housing, then the device structure is stable, but the user experience and comfort are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable support allows the device to adapt its configuration to match the user's body contours, significantly improving comfort and ease of operation. The support can rotate to different angles to accommodate various wearing positions and body shapes, making the device more user-friendly while maintaining structural integrity through the pivot connection.
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
The solution provides enhanced adjustability and comfort by accommodating different body sizes and shapes, improving user experience and device stability during wear.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of deforming members deformable by a movement of the support with respect to the housing by contacting each of the plurality of coupling members in the housing
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises: a housing; a support member which is exposed to the outside of the housing, and supports a part of the body of a user while the electronic device is worn by the user; a plurality of coupling members which are spaced apart from each other along a first axis, have at least some thereof accommodated in the housing, couple the support member to the housing, and can be moved toward the inside or the outside of the housing; and a plurality of deformable members which are in contact with each of the plurality of coupling members in the housing so as to be deformable by the movement of the support member with respect to the housing, wherein the support member pivots with respect to the housing around the first axis or tilts with respect to the housing as a first deformable member from among the plurality of deformable members is compressed differently from a second deformable member by the movement of the support member.