Charging Stand Cable Guide Layout to Prevent Adapter Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing charging stands for devices with embedded batteries often experience separation of the power supply cable from the AC adapter when stored, due to direct tension applied to the cable, leading to inconvenience and potential damage.
Innovation Solution
A charging stand with a housing featuring a mounting surface for detachably mounting a printing device, a first storage part for storing the AC adapter, and a first guide part with a bent portion that guides the power supply cable to the outer edge of the housing, preventing separation by providing friction resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the power supply cable is directly connected to the AC adapter stored in the charging stand, then the cable arrangement is simple, but the cable separates from the AC adapter when pulled
Solution Approach 1:
The guide part acts as an intermediary element between the power supply cable and the AC adapter. It provides a bent portion that creates friction resistance, preventing the cable from being directly pulled off the adapter while still allowing the cable to be routed and stored neatly. This mediator structure resolves the contradiction by adding a simple guiding mechanism that significantly improves connection reliability without substantially increasing overall complexity.
2Volume of stationary object
If the AC adapter is stored in the charging stand with the power supply cable attached, then storage space is utilized efficiently, but the cable is subjected to direct tension and may separate
Solution Approach 1:
The guide part's bent portion converts the harmful direct tension on the cable into beneficial friction resistance. When the cable is pulled, the bent guide part creates friction that absorbs and dissipates the tension force, preventing it from being transmitted directly to the connection between the cable and AC adapter. This transforms the potential harm of cable tension into a protective friction mechanism while maintaining efficient storage space utilization.
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 solution effectively prevents the power supply cable from separating from the AC adapter, facilitating cable arrangement and enhancing storage security by utilizing the guide part's friction resistance.
Implementation Method 1
the first guide part has a bent portion bent at an intermediate portion in an extension direction, the extension direction extending from the first storage part toward the outer edge of the housing... even when the power supply cable is pulled by mistake, it is possible to avoid separation of the power supply cable from the AC adapter due to friction resistance between the power supply cable and the first guide part at the bent portion
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AI summary
A charging stand to which a printing device is capable of being detachably mounted, the charging stand including: a housing having a mounting surface on which the printing device is capable of being detachably mounted and a bottom surface; a first storage part provided on the bottom surface and configured to store an AC adapter; and a first guide part provided on the bottom surface of the housing, the first guide part being configured to allow a power supply cable extending from the AC adapter stored in the first storage part to be inserted therein, and the first guide part being configured to guide the power supply cable to an outer edge of the housing, wherein the first guide part has a bent portion bent at an intermediate portion in an extension direction, the extension direction extending from the first storage part toward the outer edge of the housing.