Adapter Cover for Recording Medium Heat Dissipation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic apparatuses face challenges in accommodating recording media with different physical specifications, leading to issues such as damage from heat sinks and inefficient heat dissipation.

Innovation Solution

An adapter device with a cover that urges into press contact with the recording medium and a connector conversion section to connect to a connector with a different physical specification, ensuring efficient heat transfer and secure insertion.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If a heat sink is moved to be in press contact with the recording medium, then heat dissipation is improved, but the recording medium may be damaged by rubbing against the heat sink

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveheat dissipationVSAvoiddamage to recording medium

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a cover as an intermediary component between the heat sink and the recording medium. The cover transmits heat from the recording medium to the heat sink while preventing direct contact and rubbing between the heat sink and recording medium, thus resolving the contradiction between heat dissipation and damage prevention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent divides the heat dissipation function into two separate components: the cover that contacts the recording medium and the heat sink that receives heat from the cover. This segmentation allows the cover to protect the recording medium while the heat sink performs heat dissipation, eliminating the harmful rubbing effect

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If an adapter device is used to accommodate recording media with different physical specifications, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompatibility with different recording mediaVSAvoidstructure of adapter device

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adapter device is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate different types of recording media through the use of interchangeable covers and connector conversion sections. The basic adapter body remains the same while only the cover and connector components need to be changed, maintaining simplicity while achieving high adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The adapter device uses a nested structure where the cover and connector conversion section are integrated into the adapter body. The recording medium is inserted into the adapter, with the cover enclosing it and the connector conversion section providing the interface, creating a compact nested arrangement that minimizes overall complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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 adapter device effectively supports recording media with varying specifications, preventing damage and ensuring efficient heat dissipation, thus enabling the use of diverse media in electronic apparatuses.

Implementation Method 1

a cover urging portion that urges the cover in a direction of the recording medium and causes the cover to be in press contact with the recording medium

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectHeat transfer: Conduction (thermal)

Data Source

PatentUS9325101B2Adapter for a recording medium

Publication Date: 2016.04.26 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

An adapter device includes a cover that covers an inserted recording medium, a cover urging portion that urges the cover in a direction of the recording medium and causes the cover to be in press contact with the recording medium, and a connector conversion section that connects a terminal portion of the recording medium to a connector on an apparatus side having a different physical specification.