Tool-Free Button Latching Mechanism for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rapid disassembly and installation of electronic components in modern electronic devices are hindered by the need for special tools to secure small fasteners, making the process inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A button structure with a fixing portion featuring U-shaped and C-shaped latching openings and elastic portions that allow for tool-free installation and disassembly, utilizing tongues and sealing elements to securely attach the button to the device housing without requiring specialized tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If small fasteners are used to fix the button body, then the attachment is secure, but special tools are required for installation and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The button assembly is divided into separate components: the button body and the button substrate, connected through elastic portions with latching openings. This segmentation allows the components to be easily separated and reconnected without tools, while maintaining secure attachment when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic portions are designed to be deformable, allowing them to flex during installation and disassembly. The latching openings can open and close dynamically, enabling tool-free assembly by simply pressing the button body onto the substrate, while maintaining strong attachment when closed.
2Reliability
If traditional fastening methods are used, then reliable attachment is achieved, but disassembly requires special tools and time
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic portions with latching openings are designed to automatically secure the button body to the substrate through their own elastic deformation, without requiring external tools or complex fastening mechanisms. The structure self-locks when assembled and can be easily released by applying force to open the latching openings.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a secure button attachment is implemented, then the button remains firmly fixed, but rapid disassembly becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic portions provide dynamic attachment - firmly holding the button in place during normal use, but allowing rapid disassembly when force is applied. The latching openings can quickly transition from a closed secure state to an open disassembled state, enabling fast reconfiguration.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and tool-free installation and disassembly of electronic components, improving usability and reducing the need for specialized tools while maintaining secure attachment and improved tactile feedback.
Implementation Method 1
The connecting portion 112 includes a first elastic portion 113 and a second elastic portion 114
Data Source
AI summary
A button structure includes a button and a fixing portion; wherein the fixing portion is configured for fixing the button, the fixing portion includes a first latching portion and a second latching portion, and the first latching portion includes a first latching opening, and the second latching portion includes a second latching opening, and the first latching opening has an opening direction substantially perpendicular to an opening direction of the second latching opening, and the first latching opening and the second latching opening are engaged with the button. An electronic device is also provided. The electronic device includes a housing and the button structure, the button structure is received in the housing.