Battery Receiving Lid Guide for Easier Pack Insertion and Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face undue burden when manually putting and taking out heavy battery packs from existing battery receiving devices, which can strain the hips and knees.
Innovation Solution
An article receiving device with a rotatable lid and guide portions that align with the direction of the article's movement, allowing for smooth and efficient insertion and removal without requiring excessive force, and includes features like lid side guide portions, receiving portion side guide portions, and a lid locking device to secure the article in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the battery pack is manually put and taken out of the battery receiving device, then the battery pack can be installed and removed, but the user's hip and knees are subjected to undue burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the opening of the battery receiving device at a height that aligns with the user's waist level, creating an equipotential working position. This eliminates the need for bending down or lifting from low positions, thereby reducing burden on the user's hip and knees while maintaining ease of battery pack installation and removal
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lid is made rotatable around a horizontal axial line, then the opening can be selectively opened and closed, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a rotatable lid mechanism that can dynamically transition between open and closed positions around a horizontal axial line. This dynamic design allows the opening to be selectively accessed while maintaining a compact closed configuration, achieving versatility without excessive structural complexity through straightforward rotational movement
3Ease of operation
If the lid side guide portion extends across the axial line, then the article can be smoothly guided during insertion and removal, but the lid structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a lid side guide portion that extends across the axial line as an intermediary guiding element. This guide portion smoothly directs the battery pack during insertion and removal operations, reducing friction and misalignment while maintaining simple lid structure through straightforward geometric design
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an article receiving device that allows an article to be put into and taken out of an article receiving portion without causing any undue burden on the body of the user. The article receiving device (30) for receiving an article (200) therein, comprises a receiving portion (48) having an opening (60) for passing the article into and out of the receiving portion, and a lid (70) rotatable around an axial line extending horizontally along a lower part of the opening to selectively open and close the opening, wherein the lid is provided with a lid side guide portion (98) extending across the axial line and toward a side of the receiving portion with respect to a rotational direction of the lid around the axial line.