As technology advances at a rapid pace, innovative elements continue to emerge, and the Stretchable Handle is one of the shining stars among them. With its unique performance, it reshapes the product landscape across industries, opens up a new interactive experience, profoundly transforms multiple industries, and leads a new development trend.
I. Introduction
With its unique elasticity and variable characteristics, the Stretchable Handle is gradually infiltrating numerous industrial fields, bringing innovative changes to product functions and user experiences and becoming a key element in modern design.
II. The Field of Smart Home Devices
2.1 Manipulation of Smart Home Appliances
Stretchable handles are integrated into the cabinet doors or operation panels of smart home appliances such as refrigerators and ovens. When users open the cabinet doors, the Stretchable Handles can adaptively deform according to the direction and magnitude of the applied force, providing a comfortable and stable grip and assistance for opening and closing, reducing the burden on hands and the risk of damage to the cabinet doors. The Stretchable Handles on the operation panels can be stretched into a temporary support structure when users perform complex settings or function switching, facilitating precise finger operations and optimizing the interaction experience, thus enhancing the convenience of smart home life.
2.2 Home Security Equipment
The outdoor handles of smart locks are designed in a Stretchable form. During normal use, they maintain a simple appearance and a comfortable grip. In emergency situations such as fires and earthquakes when the door is deformed and difficult to open, residents can stretch the outdoor handles. By virtue of their extended length and enhanced gripping force, they can apply force more effectively to open the door for escape, strengthening the emergency function of home security equipment and the ability to protect the lives of users.
III. The Field of Medical Equipment and Instruments
3.1 Rehabilitation Treatment Equipment
The hand rehabilitation training device can flexibly adjust training parameters according to the rehabilitation process and muscle strength recovery level of the patient's hand through the Stretchable Handle. In the early stage of rehabilitation, the stretching amplitude and resistance of the handle are extremely small, guiding the patient to make slight movements and preventing muscle atrophy. In the middle and late stages of rehabilitation, the stretching range and resistance are gradually increased according to the patient's recovery status, accurately matching personalized rehabilitation needs, accelerating the reconstruction process of hand functions, and improving the efficiency and accuracy of rehabilitation treatment equipment.
3.2 Mobile Medical Devices
The sides or backs of portable electrocardiogram monitors, blood glucose meters and other devices are equipped with Stretchable Handles. When medical staff carry them, the Stretchable Handles can be stretched into portable handles, stabilizing the devices and facilitating quick transfer. When patients use them for self-testing, they can adjust the shape and length of the handles according to their postures and operating habits, ensuring the stability of the devices and assisting in precise detection operations, optimizing the ease of use and user experience of mobile medical devices.
IV. The Field of Consumer Electronic Products
4.1 Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) Devices
The headband part of VR helmets adopts the design concept of Stretchable Handles. When users with different head circumferences wear them, the headbands can adaptively stretch to fit the contour of the head, ensuring the stability of the device without displacement and avoiding the influence of shaking on the immersion experience. The temples of AR smart glasses integrate a Stretchable structure that can flexibly adjust the support points and pressure distribution according to the user's facial movements and wearing time, improving the wearing comfort and extending the use time of the device, thus expanding the market potential of consumer electronic wearable devices.
4.2 Electronic Game Peripherals
The grips on both sides of game controllers are innovatively designed as Stretchable. In competitive games, players can flexibly change the shape and thickness of the grips according to their operating gestures and time, alleviating hand fatigue. Some large game simulation prop controllers (such as flight simulation joysticks) can accurately adjust the control amplitude and feedback of the handle through the Stretchable Handle according to the requirements of the operation scene, enriching the diversity of game operation experiences and enhancing the market competitiveness of game peripheral products.