Battery Assembly Bracket Release Mechanism for E-Cigarettes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing battery assembly for electronic cigarettes has a fastening mechanism that is difficult to disassemble and prone to damage when taken apart, limiting user convenience and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A battery assembly design featuring a housing with a receiving space and a bracket that can be inserted and fastened using a fastening member, which can be operated from outside the housing to release the bracket, allowing easy removal of the battery without damaging the mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fastening mechanism is mounted inside the housing to secure the bracket, then the bracket is firmly held in place, but the fastening mechanism becomes difficult to disassemble and prone to damage
Solution Approach 1:
A release tool serves as an intermediary between the user and the fastening mechanism. The release tool engages with the fastening member through the opening, allowing the user to operate the fastening mechanism without direct access to it inside the housing. This resolves the contradiction by providing firm holding through the fastening mechanism while enabling easy disassembly through the release tool.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening mechanism is segmented into components that can be operated independently through the opening. The fastening member can be engaged or disengaged from the bracket through the opening using the release tool, separating the holding function (inside housing) from the operating function (outside housing via opening).
2Reliability
If the fastening mechanism is mounted inside the housing, then it secures the bracket effectively, but it becomes hard to access for disassembly and maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The release tool acts as an intermediary that provides remote access to the fastening mechanism through the opening. Users can perform maintenance and disassembly operations without opening the housing or directly accessing the fastening mechanism inside, thus maintaining effective securing while improving maintenance accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service maintenance through the release tool and opening configuration. Users can independently disassemble and reassemble the bracket without requiring technical expertise or special tools beyond the provided release tool, making the fastening mechanism easily maintainable despite being mounted inside the housing.
3Reliability
If the fastening mechanism is designed to be secure, then it holds the bracket firmly, but it becomes prone to damage when disassembled
Solution Approach 1:
The release tool serves as a protective intermediary that distributes disassembly forces evenly across the fastening mechanism components. By engaging with the fastening member through the opening, the release tool prevents concentrated stresses that would damage the fastening mechanism, allowing secure holding during operation while enabling damage-free disassembly when needed.
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AI summary
A battery assembly (200) for an electronic cigarette includes a housing (210), a bracket (220), and a fastening member (100). The housing defines an opening, and a receiving space communicating with the opening. The bracket loads an object and is inserted into the receiving space via the opening. The fastening member is mounted to the housing, and configured to fasten the bracket inside the housing. The fastening member is operated from outside of the housing to release the bracket, the bracket with the object thus drops out of the housing via the opening.