Battery Pack Mounting Structure With Cover-Linked Unlocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery pack removal operations in electric devices are cumbersome and inconvenient, requiring multiple steps and additional actions to unlock and retrieve the battery pack.
Innovation Solution
A battery pack mounting structure with a compartment cover and locking mechanism that unlocks the battery pack through a linkage mechanism when the cover moves from a closed to an open position, eliminating the need for separate unlocking actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a compartment cover is provided to close the battery compartment, then the battery pack is protected from contamination, but the battery pack removal operation becomes cumbersome and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the compartment cover opening function with the battery pack unlocking function into a single integrated operation. When the compartment cover is opened, it automatically triggers the locking mechanism to unlock the battery pack through a linkage connection, eliminating the need for separate unlocking actions and making the operation convenient while maintaining protection during closed state
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is pre-configured to be automatically triggered by the compartment cover opening motion. The linkage mechanism is designed in advance so that the cover opening action inherently activates the unlocking sequence, preparing the battery pack for removal before the user even reaches for it
2Reliability
If a locking mechanism is added to secure the battery pack, then the battery pack is securely locked, but the removal operation requires additional unlocking actions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the locking and unlocking operations with the compartment cover opening/closing actions. The locking mechanism is integrated such that closing the cover automatically locks the battery pack, and opening the cover automatically unlocks it, reducing the removal process to a single intuitive action while maintaining secure locking when closed
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs the unlocking action automatically in response to the compartment cover opening. The linkage mechanism self-activates without requiring the user to manually operate the locking mechanism, making the system serve itself and reducing operational complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A battery pack mounting structure includes a mounting body configured to support a battery pack; a compartment cover movably mounted on the mounting body and configured to cooperate with the mounting body to form an accommodation cavity for accommodating the battery pack, the compartment cover having a first position where the compartment cover cooperates with the mounting body to close the accommodation cavity, and a second position where the compartment cover is opened to allow access to the battery pack; and a locking mechanism configured to lock or unlock the battery pack. The compartment cover is connected to the locking mechanism in a linkage manner. When the compartment cover is in the first position, the locking mechanism locks the battery pack, and movement of the compartment cover from the first position to the second position triggers a position change of the locking mechanism to unlock the battery pack.