X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata by Yuhang Chen

X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata by Yuhang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Thepa ya Modumo le Lentswe Competition Category.

TšepeDihlahiswa tsa Modumo· 2022

X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata

by Yuhang Chen

Client: Yobybo

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Dihlahiswa tsa Modumo Category

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The Design

About X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata

Mongolo oa Buka: X-Boat Pro ke sebopeho sa lithekene tsa marutha tse se nang terata tse etselitsoeng ho roaloa ka letsoho le le leng. Lithekene tsena li tsamaea li tsoa ka ntle ho latela literene tse ka har'a lebokoso la ho chaja, kahoo lebokoso ha le hloke ho buloa. Basebelisi ba ka tšoara lebokoso haufi le tsebe 'me ba sutumelletse thekene ea marutha ka kotloloho sebakeng sa eona. Sebopeho se bulehileng, se lubelu se boloka lithekene li bonahala, mme sena se thusa basebelisi ho hlahloba boemo ba tsona 'me se fokotsa kotsi ea ho lahleha. Sebopeho sena se hlohlolelitsoe ke mela e boreleli ea makhasi a lotus. Lebokoso le entsoe ka silevera e etsoang ka mokhoa oa "vacuum die-casting" le khalase e thata e sa fane ka khanya ka morao.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, X-Boat Pro Mesebetsi ea Mantlha: Lithekene tsa Marutha tse se Nang Terata e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: We have redefined how Bluetooth Wireless Earphones can be taken out, and the unique sliding fit is addictive. In the past, users needed to open the charging case to take out the earphones, but ours just slides out along the rails of the charging case, which can be easily worn with only one hand. The hollow design of the fuselage is convenient for users to check the status of the earphones at any time and effectively avoid loss.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 84mm × Width 34mm × Thickness 17.5mm
Tags: TWS, Earphones, Futuristic, CMF, Glass, Open Design
Production Technology: We adopt a new vacuum silver die-casting technology to overcome the problem that the surface of die-cast aluminum alloy cannot produce a fine matte finish. We have reduced material loss by 30% while maintaining cosmetic quality. The back of the charging box adopts tempered AG glass technology, which can produce delicate light interference phenomenon.
Design Challenge: Balance of beauty and function: In order to ensure that users can wear the earphones smoothly, the shapes of the left and right earphones need to be different, but in order to ensure the visual symmetry of them when they are put back into the charging case, the shape of the earphones needs to be kept symmetrical. To this end, we made more than 20 iterative modifications to the earphone model. Production and ease of use: In order to carry it lightly, the charging case needs to be designed thin enough, we developed a unique fixture for this, and improved the metal die-casting and polishing process. Ensure that the product meets the production requirements without compromising ease of use and is environmentally friendly.
Research: Project Background: We wanted to design a comfortable earphone that the user could wear with one hand. Methods: We collected ear and finger data from more than 500 users aged 18-35, and obtained ergonomic reference data for earphone design by overlapping photographs of these individuals' ears and fingers. Using the external auditory canal and thumb as the fixed points, it is concluded that the average length of the adult external auditory cavity is 20mm, the length from the tragus to the external ear hole is 10-14mm, and the dynamic size of the finger pushing action is 16-25mm.
Inspiration: X-Boat Pro is inspired by the difficulties users encounter in using earphones on a daily basis. When the user is in a hurry, it is impossible to remove the Bluetooth earphones from the charging case with only one hand and wear it conveniently. In terms of shape, the lines formed by the wrapping of lotus petals are full and smooth, which inspired us. While exploring shape optimization to meet the needs of users to wear earphones conveniently, we applied the lotus shape to the design.
Project Duration: Project started in July 2020 in Shenzhen, China. And completed in November 2020 in Shenzhen, China
Operation Flow: Push the earphones out along the charging case. Users can put the earphones charging case close to the ear and push the earphone in with one hand to wear it, which is very convenient.
Team Members: Yuhang Chen
Hongchao Zhou
Shuai Gong
Keyu Guo