Eyewear Modeling
and
Eyewear Industry Innovations
by
Kevin McKinney
1 (408) 348-3960
8-27-18
See my eyewear tooling and electronics design portfolio here.
Copyright 2019
Dragon REV
Modeled from customer sketches and prior similar model.
One of three frames modeled for Dragon Optical patents, REV, OZZY Trap, and OZZY Lucy.
I’ve also extended production lifespan of many Dragon products by designing ear stem replacements which alter the frame look,
extending the project lifespan at lower cost.
Concept Sketching Sketches made for a proposed design for purpose of planning, customer
review, and brainstorming.
Modeling from my own Sketches
Finished
3D model
Modeling from Scans Scanned requested reference design for customer
Scanned in-house on
NextEngine scanner
Modeled new similar design based upon scan of old.
Modeled from Scan
Alternate hinge iteration
Customer produced design with robust
molded in metal hinge.
Modeling from Scans Scanned from customer reference design
New Eyewear Pending
My most recent specialty eyewear product design started on 9-4-18. First articles were molded 1-1-19 in Shenzhen.
Pix will be posted after client product launch.
Optics Setup for Eyewear IPD – OC - PANTOSCOPIC ANGLE - BASE CURVES – RAKE - WRAP
Integral Eyewear Hinges
I originated the hinge design
concept that Oakley used in almost every design since 1996. and I’ve designed
hinges that have never been used…
Eyejacket, circa 1996
Designed impact proof hinges for ESS Crosshair
CDI and CDI II…
Re-DFMed, Ultem pin hinges for
Oakley…
Anvil type Nose Pad Design In 1999 Oakley was looking for a better way to attach nose pads. Here was my proposal.
The “Anvil” design shown on the right, was used in many frame designs in the following 10 years. By contract, I designed every Oakley frame mold incorporating the Anvil design.
Image on left demonstrates the relative complexity required to mold designs previously created by Oakley engineers. This was the problem I was attempting to solve.
Nose Pad Design
The next major nose pad evolution came in 2010. Dozens of iterations were considered.
The winning (group sourced) concept was to overmold the rubber pad onto a small plastic part which would then snap onto the centerframe. By using “Mattel Pins” to attach the pad, size was minimized, and experiments proved it would work. And it did. Millions sold. You may have seen them. Very low returns. Super easy install. But you gotta do it exactly right for it to work.
And I’ve got more nosepad attachment methods too that I’ve never shown to anyone.
Nose Pad Design
Just brainstorming… Never been done. This never-used technique could create many shapes. I’ve got a way to make it work.
Ejectors in Disguise
Take a look at the inside of your favorite Oakley, Fox, or Revo
sunwear frames. Many have a tiny icon located on the inside.
Chances are this is one of my custom “O-Jector” designs.
O-Jectors are custom shaped ejector pins, that disguise ejector
pin marks.
I’ve never seen anyone else do it.
I think it makes the product just one little
bit cleaner.
Harry Potter 3D Quidditch Goggle
The goal was to design a 3D movie type eyewear piece that would look like plausible Quidditch goggles when the rider on the attraction passes a camera, but should look so ugly when held in the hand that people won’t steal them. The original version I did was deemed “way too cool” and we had to ugly it way down. The ride glasses also have to stack for dispensing on the theme park ride loading line. Another requirement is that they nest tightly together while allowing for both water drainage and air flow during dishwasher sterilization between users.
For Universal Studios Theme Park Rides in CA and FL
Stacked
Xylo Designs Original eyewear designs for fun
Xylo Designs
And someday I’ll cover my snow goggle work and patents here.