Portable Charger Cable Management with Ring and Hook
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric vehicle chargers face issues with messy and easily tangled cables, which occupy a lot of space and are cumbersome to retract, leading to cable breakage and storage inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A portable intelligent charger with a shell featuring a cable placing ring and hook to manage and fix cables, along with a sliding cover and sucking disk for organization and stability, and a controller with perception devices for safe charging, and an emergency power storage unit for direct discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If cables are retracted and folded for storage, then the charger occupies less space, but the cables become messy, tangled, and prone to internal breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The cable is wound around a retractable spool that is nested inside the charger housing. The spool rotates to收放 the cable, keeping it organized and preventing tangling while maintaining a compact form factor. This nested structure allows the cable to be stored efficiently without compromising its integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable management system uses a dynamic retractable spool mechanism that can rotate and extend/retract as needed. This dynamic structure allows the cable to be pulled out when needed and automatically retracts when not in use, preventing the cable from becoming messy or tangled while maintaining reliability.
2Ease of operation
If cables are left extended for easy access, then cable manipulation is easier, but the charger occupies more space and cables become messy
Solution Approach 1:
The retractable spool mechanism allows the cable to be dynamically extended when needed for easy access and automatically retracts when not in use. This dynamic capability provides ease of operation during charging while minimizing the charger's occupied space when the cable is not being used.
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable spool system automatically manages the cable extension and retraction based on usage. When the cable is pulled, the spool rotates to extend it; when released, the spool automatically rewinds the cable, eliminating the need for manual cable management by the user.
3Ease of operation
If repeated retraction and extension of cables is performed, then cable accessibility is maintained, but cable internal breakage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The retractable spool mechanism provides controlled extension and retraction of the cable through rotational motion. This controlled dynamic movement reduces sharp bends and stress concentrations that occur with manual folding, thereby maintaining cable durability while preserving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable is nested on the spool in an organized manner, preventing internal breaks by avoiding sharp folds and creases. The spool structure supports the cable evenly during retraction and extension, reducing mechanical stress and improving cable durability compared to random folding.
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
The charger effectively tidies and secures cables, reduces space usage, ensures safe charging by monitoring the environment, and provides emergency power through a capacitor, enhancing convenience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
the bottom surface of the shell is provided with a sucking disk
Implementation Method 2
the power storage unit is configured into a capacitor
Data Source
AI summary
A portable charger, relating to the field of electric vehicle and having a body comprising a shell, a connecting system and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged inside the shell, the connecting system is arranged on both sides of the shell, a cable placing ring is formed on the side wall of the shell, one side of the cable placing ring is provided with a hook, by arranging the cable placing ring and the hook, cables are twined along the contour of the cable placing ring and placed in the cable placing ring, after the cables are retracted and twined, the cable of the uppermost layer is snap-fitted in the hook, thereby fixing the cables, having simple structure, and reducing the overall occupied space of the charger.