Audio Output Device Groove Protrusion Alignment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing line array speaker assembly systems require careful alignment of speakers on connection points, making it difficult to assemble quickly and efficiently, especially with a small number of people.
Innovation Solution
The audio output device features a groove on one surface and a protrusion on the opposing surface, allowing for easy stacking and alignment, with a fixing portion to secure the protrusion in place, enabling rapid assembly of line array speakers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If speakers are assembled using connection points that require careful alignment, then the connection reliability is improved, but the assembly time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure enables self-alignment through the engagement of the protrusion with the groove, allowing the speakers to automatically position themselves correctly during assembly without requiring careful manual alignment, thus reducing assembly time while maintaining connection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The groove and protrusion structures are pre-configured on the speaker surfaces before assembly, establishing the alignment path in advance. This preliminary arrangement of connection elements allows for quick and accurate assembly by simply engaging the protrusion into the groove, eliminating the need for careful real-time alignment during the assembly process
2Stability of the object's composition
If speakers are stacked using traditional connection points, then the structural stability is maintained, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficult alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The groove and protrusion design enables the connection structure to self-align during the stacking process. The protrusion naturally guides itself into the groove through geometric constraint, providing both ease of operation and structural stability without requiring precise manual positioning
Solution Approach 2:
The groove acts as an intermediary element that mediates between the protrusion and the final connected position. It provides a guided path that ensures proper alignment and stable connection, making the stacking operation easy while maintaining structural integrity
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AI summary
An audio output device includes: a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a driver unit disposed therebetween. The first surface has a groove extending in an extension direction. The second surface includes a protrusion including a fixing portion provided at one end of the groove or between ends of the groove in the extension direction. When a first counterpart audio output device is stacked on the audio output device, the fixing portion is configured to fix a protrusion of the first counterpart audio output device. When the audio output device is stacked on a second counterpart audio output device, such that the protrusion engages a groove of the second counterpart audio output device, the protrusion is movable in the groove of the second counterpart audio output device to a fixing portion of the second counterpart audio output device.