Multi-Level Base Mounting for Solar Panel and Calendar Disk
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to design an electronic device, such as an electronic timepiece, that can accommodate solar panels of different shapes and arrangement positions while minimizing manufacturing costs and maintaining design flexibility.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device features a base with multiple mounting parts, allowing for the secure placement of a solar panel at either a higher or lower level than a calendar disk, using a common base and outer peripheral frame for various models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different solar panels with different shapes and arrangement positions are mounted to cope with exterior design and power generation requirements, then design flexibility and power generation efficiency are improved, but manufacturing cost increases due to the need for different base designs for each model
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed with multiple mounting parts that can accommodate solar panels of different shapes and positions, allowing a single base design to serve multiple models with different exterior designs and power generation requirements, thereby reducing manufacturing cost while maintaining design flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The base is divided into multiple functional mounting parts (first mounting part, second mounting part, third mounting part) with different heights and configurations, enabling flexible arrangement of solar panels and calendar disks to accommodate various design requirements using a common base structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If different solar panels with different shapes and arrangement positions are mounted to cope with exterior design and power generation requirements, then design flexibility is improved, but the number of components and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single base with multiple mounting parts serves multiple functions: mounting solar panels at different positions and heights, supporting calendar disks, and accommodating different model configurations, thereby reducing the number of separate components needed while maintaining design flexibility
3Ease of manufacture
If a common base and outer peripheral frame are used for various models, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but the ability to accommodate different solar panel shapes and positions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into multiple mounting parts with different heights and configurations (first mounting part with main surface, second mounting part with raised part, third mounting part around the first mounting part), enabling a common base to accommodate solar panels of different shapes and positions while maintaining manufacturing efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an electronic device, including: a base including: a first mounting part that includes a main surface provided in an annular shape; a second mounting part that is provided at an inner side of the first mounting part and includes a main surface and a raised part raised upward; and a third mounting part that is provided around the first mounting part; and an annular calendar disk that has a thickness smaller than a difference between a height of the raised part of the second mounting part and a height of the main surface of the third mounting part and includes an inner peripheral side partly disposed on the second mounting part. The main surface of the second mounting part and the raised part are both lower than a main surface of the third mounting part and higher than the main surface of the first mounting part.