Button With Sliding Pin Mechanism For Tool-Free Disassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional button structures in electronic devices are difficult to disassemble, requiring strong manual abilities and often necessitate disassembling the entire device for replacement, leading to increased workload and resource waste.
Innovation Solution
A button structure featuring a lower and upper hollow shell with sliding pin holes, a moveable tray, and a sliding arm that allows for easy disassembly and assembly without screws or special tools, utilizing a magnetic and elastic mechanism to facilitate horizontal movement of the sliding pin for separation and reconnection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional slot structure is used to connect the button to the main body, then the button structure is simple, but it is difficult to disassemble and requires strong manual abilities
Solution Approach 1:
The button is divided into multiple parts: an upper button shell, a lower button shell, a moveable tray, and a sliding pin mechanism. This segmentation allows the button to be easily disassembled into components for replacement or repair, resolving the contradiction between ease of disassembly and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding pin is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to slide horizontally between locked and unlocked positions. This dynamic element enables easy disassembly by simply moving the sliding pin, eliminating the need for tools or strong manual ability while adding only minimal structural complexity.
2Ease of repair
If the entire machine is disassembled to replace a damaged button, then the button can be replaced, but the workload increases and the controller may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The button is designed as a separable structure with an upper button shell that can be independently removed. This allows users to replace only the damaged button component without disassembling the entire controller, significantly reducing repair time and workload while minimizing the risk of damaging other parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The upper button shell is extracted as a separate replaceable component from the main controller body. This extraction design enables users to remove and replace only the necessary button part, avoiding the time-consuming process of disassembling the entire device and reducing the risk of accidental damage to other components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the entire machine is upgraded for personalization, then the button can be customized, but resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The button is segmented into replaceable components, particularly the upper button shell, which can be independently swapped for customization purposes. This allows users to personalize their controllers by exchanging only the button parts they wish to customize, rather than upgrading the entire machine, thereby conserving resources and reducing waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized button structure with universal mounting features allows the same lower button shell and mechanism to work with multiple different upper button shell designs. This universality enables users to customize their buttons without needing to replace the entire button assembly or controller, reducing resource consumption while maintaining adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and simple replacement of damaged buttons, reducing production costs and user effort, while maintaining structural integrity and allowing for personalized customization.
Implementation Method 1
The reset member is a first elastic member, which is disposed inside the hollow cylindrical structure, with its two ends respectively connected with the upper sliding arm and the lower sliding arm
Implementation Method 2
a magnet is further included, and the magnet is disposed on the moveable tray and fixedly connected with the moveable tray
Data Source
AI summary
A button is disclosed. The button includes: a lower button shell, which is a hollow structure with an upper opening, and is provided with a first sliding pin hole through a side wall of the lower button shell; an upper button shell, which is a hollow structure with a lower opening, wherein a side wall of the upper button shell is provided with a second sliding pin hole, the upper button shell is sleeved on the lower button shell, and the second sliding pin hole is directly opposite to the first sliding pin hole; a moveable tray, which is located at a central position in the lower button shell; a sliding arm, one end of which is rotatably connected to the moveable tray; a sliding pin, which is located in the lower button shell.