Wearable Electronic Support With Adjustable Tensioned Spacers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable supports for electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, lack flexibility in adjusting the user's observation distance and are limited in the number of positions they can assume relative to the support plane, making them unsuitable for prolonged or repeated observation in various environments or while in motion.
Innovation Solution
A wearable support system featuring an adjustable tensioner with a manual control element and an elastic element, allowing the support area to switch between configurations for stable and unstable positions, enabling flexible positioning of the device relative to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a wearable support structure is provided for electronic devices, then the device can be supported without manual holding, but the observation distance and positioning flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by implementing an adjustable tensioner mechanism that allows the support structure to transition between different configurations. The tensioner can be manually adjusted to change the distance between the support area and the user's face, enabling dynamic adaptation of the observation distance while maintaining hands-free support. This resolves the contradiction by making the previously fixed structure adaptable to different viewing distances.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the support structure is made stable for prolonged observation, then positioning accuracy is improved, but the ability to adjust positions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable tensioner mechanism enables the support structure to dynamically transition between stable and adjustable states. When the tensioner is locked in a specific position, the structure provides stable support for prolonged observation. When the tensioner is adjusted, it allows position changes to achieve optimal viewing distance. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between stability and adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameter of the support structure by introducing an adjustable tensioner that modifies the distance between the support area and the user's face. This parameter change allows the structure to adapt between different positioning states while maintaining stability in each configured position, thereby resolving the contradiction between fixed stability and adjustable versatility.
3Ease of manufacture
If the support structure is simplified for ease of manufacture, then production cost is reduced, but the positioning flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the support structure into distinct functional components: a support area for the electronic device, a spacer element for positioning, and an adjustable tensioner mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using simple processes, while their combination provides the complex functionality of adjustable positioning flexibility, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and functional versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The support system allows for flexible positioning of electronic devices, enabling users to maintain a clear view without manual support, facilitating free movement and operation, particularly beneficial for prolonged observation or use in environments where hands are occupied.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic element (106), optionally a spring, on which said manual control element (105) acts
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AI summary
A wearable support for electronic devices (100), particularly for portable electronic devices, the support (100) comprising: - A support area (101) adapted to removably retain an electronic device (200) in a fixed position; - At least one first spacer element (102a) that is movably joined to the support area (101); - At least one flexible tie-rod (103), which is retained between a first point (103a) and a second point (103b), respectively at said at least one first spacer element (102a) and at the support area (101); - An adjustable tensioner (104) for said at least one flexible tie-rod (103), comprising at least a first configuration for use, in which it exerts a first and greater pulling force on the flexible tie-rod (103), thus locking the position assumed by said at least one first spacer element (102a) with respect to the support area (101), and a second configuration for use, in which it exerts a second and lesser pulling force on the flexible tie-rod (103), determining a freedom of movement of said at least first element