Electronic Cigarette Battery Compartment Cover Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing battery compartments of electronic cigarettes tend to wobble and cause chipping of the lacquer on the cover when opened, due to an undesirable angle of rotation.
Innovation Solution
A battery compartment design featuring a frame, a main body, a cover with a blocking groove, and an elastic pushing rod that extends into the groove to provide elastic support and resistance, preventing wobbling and chipping during rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cover is made rotatable to enable opening and closing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the cover will wobble and impact the main body causing lacquer chipping
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic pushing rod is pre-loaded to provide continuous elastic force on the cover before rotation occurs. This preliminary elastic support prevents the cover from wobbling and impacting the main body during the opening and closing rotation, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic pushing rod acts as a cushioning element that absorbs and mitigates the impact forces between the cover and main body during rotation. By providing elastic support in advance, it prevents lacquer chipping while maintaining the rotatable opening function
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 solution stabilizes the cover during opening and closing, preventing it from impacting the main body and chipping, while ensuring secure attachment and preventing accidental opening.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic pushing rod mounted to the frame. The pushing rod is configured to extend to the blocking groove to elastically support the cover when the cover is rotated
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AI summary
A battery compartment includes a bracket, a main body mounted to the bracket, a cover rotatably mounted to the bracket, and an elastic pushing rod mounted to the bracket. The cover defines a blocking groove. The pushing rod is configured for extending to the blocking groove to elastically support the cover when the cover is rotated.