Replaceable Battery Housing With Lid-Actuated Side Pressing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The issue with existing housing apparatuses for replaceable batteries is that they lack stability, causing the battery to sway due to external vibrations, concentrating stress at the connecting parts between the battery and the housing apparatus.
Innovation Solution
A housing apparatus with a lid part, a first member, and a pressing member that moves in response to the lid's opening and closing, securing the battery within the housing space, and a spring to relieve pressure when the lid is open, ensuring stability without increasing size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sufficient clearance is provided in the housing space to facilitate loading and unloading of the replaceable battery, then the ease of operation is improved, but the battery becomes unstable and sways due to external vibrations, causing stress concentration at the connecting part
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member is designed to move between a pressing position (when lid is closed) and a released position (when lid is open), allowing the system to dynamically adapt between two states: securing the battery during operation and facilitating easy removal during maintenance. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing both stability during use and ease of operation during removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing member acts as an intermediary between the lid part and the battery, transmitting the closing force of the lid to the battery to secure it in place. This intermediary mechanism allows the lid to perform dual functions: protecting the battery and securing it through the pressing member, thereby resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
2Reliability
If the replaceable battery is secured tightly to prevent swaying and stress concentration, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of loading and unloading the battery deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member transitions between a pressing position (providing strong securing force) and a released position (providing minimal resistance to removal). When the lid is closed, the pressing member engages to secure the battery tightly. When the lid is opened, the pressing member automatically releases, allowing easy battery removal. This dynamic behavior resolves the contradiction between tight securing and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing member is pre-positioned to engage with the battery when the lid is closed, establishing the securing action before any vibration or movement occurs. This preliminary securing action ensures reliability during operation, while the designed release mechanism allows easy removal when needed, resolving the contradiction between tight securing and ease of operation.
3Reliability
If a fixed securing mechanism is used to prevent battery movement, then the stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member integrates multiple functions into a single component: it acts as both a securing element (pressing the battery against the housing wall) and a release mechanism (automatically disengaging when the lid is opened). This merging of functions into one simple component resolves the contradiction between providing effective securing and maintaining device simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing member is designed to automatically engage and disengage based on the lid position without requiring additional actuators or complex control systems. When the lid closes, the pressing member is pushed into the pressing position; when the lid opens, it automatically returns to the released position. This self-service behavior provides reliable securing while minimizing device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively suppresses stress concentration at the connecting parts while maintaining ease of battery loading and unloading, ensuring stable fixation and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a spring for relieving pressing by the pressing member on the replaceable battery when the lid part is opened
Data Source
AI summary
A housing apparatus according to the present disclosure is a housing apparatus for housing a replaceable battery, including: a cabinet having a housing space and an opening part that allows the housing space to open to the outside of the housing apparatus in a front-end part; a lid part provided in the opening part so as to be openable and closable between the housing space and the outside of the housing apparatus; a connector provided in a rear-end part of the cabinet in a connectable manner with the connector of the replaceable battery in the housing space of the cabinet; a first member configured to move in response to the opening and closing of the lid part; and a pressing member configured to move in response to the movement of the first member thereby pressing a side surface of the replaceable battery housed in the housing space of the cabinet.