Battery Engaging Hook with Inclined Guiding Surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional notebook computers face challenges in securely engaging and disengaging batteries without manual operation of the engaging mechanism, leading to potential unintentional disengagement and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device features a housing with an engaging mechanism that includes a pivotable main body, an actuating member, and an engaging hook with an inclined guiding surface, allowing the battery to be combined without manual operation by pushing the protrusion against the inclined guiding surface, and a resilient element to ensure secure engagement and easy disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the engaging mechanism requires manual operation to engage and disengage the battery, then the disengagement can be controlled by the user, but the operation becomes inconvenient and may lead to unintentional disengagement
Solution Approach 1:
The engaging mechanism automatically engages the battery without requiring manual operation. The spring-driven engaging hook autonomously secures the battery when inserted, eliminating the need for user intervention while ensuring reliable engagement through the resilient element's continuous holding force.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging hook is designed with an inclined guiding surface that prevents incorrect insertion from the beginning. The inclination angle of 10-45 degrees ensures that only proper insertion direction is accepted, preventing unintentional disengagement by guiding the battery into the correct position before engagement occurs.
2Strength
If the engaging hook is designed to securely hold the battery, then the battery remains firmly attached, but the disengagement process becomes difficult without manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The engaging mechanism transitions from a static holding state to a dynamic release state through the resilient element. The spring-loaded hook maintains strong engagement force during normal operation but can be quickly released by actuating the actuating member, enabling easy disengagement while maintaining secure attachment during use.
3Reliability
If the engaging mechanism includes multiple components for secure engagement, then the reliability of battery attachment improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The engaging hook integrates multiple functions into a single component: the inclined guiding surface for insertion guidance, the hook portion for secure engagement, and the actuating member for release. This merging of functions reduces the number of separate components while maintaining reliable battery attachment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure and convenient engagement mechanism that allows battery combination without manual operation and prevents unintentional disengagement, enhancing user experience and battery management in notebook computers.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient element to ensure secure engagement and easy disengagement
Data Source
AI summary
In an assembly of an electronic device and a battery, the battery includes a protrusion that is formed with an engaging hole, and the electronic device includes a housing and an engaging unit. The housing defines a receiving space and is formed with a first opening that is adapted for extension of the protrusion. The engaging unit includes a main body pivotable relative to the housing, an actuating member accessible from outside of the receiving space, and an engaging hook disposed on the main body adjacent to the first opening. The engaging hook is engageable with the engaging hole in the protrusion. The actuating member is actuable to pivot the main body so as to disengage the engaging hook from the engaging hole.