Circuit Board Relocation in Cleaning Charging Station
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning and charging stations for electric devices, such as shavers, risk malfunction due to exposure of electrical components to cleaning liquid, as these components are often located near the cleaning chamber.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning and charging station design where the circuit board is positioned in the gallows structure, spaced from the cleaning chamber, minimizing exposure to cleaning liquid and allowing for improved placement of lighting and display units directly on or near the circuit board, reducing cable requirements and enhancing user feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If electrical components are located near the cleaning chamber to reduce cable requirements and improve accessibility, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to risk of cleaning liquid exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit board is relocated from the base portion to the gallows structure, utilizing the vertical dimension above the cleaning chamber. This spatial repositioning maintains electrical connectivity and functional proximity while physically separating sensitive components from the liquid environment, resolving the contradiction between reduced complexity and improved reliability
2Ease of manufacture
If the circuit board is located in the base portion near the cleaning chamber, then ease of manufacture is improved and cable requirements are reduced, but the risk of exposure to cleaning liquid increases
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit board is extracted from the base portion and relocated to the gallows structure. This separation removes the sensitive electrical component from the harmful liquid environment while maintaining its functional integration with the charging and lighting systems, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and eliminating liquid exposure risk
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a cleaning and charging station for an electrically driven device. The station comprising an outer housing with a base portion and a gallows structure extending from the base portion. The base portion comprises a cleaning chamber for at least partially receiving the electrically driven device and the gallows structure comprises a charging terminal for charging the electrically driven device. The station further comprises a circuit board mounted within the housing and connected to the charging terminal. The circuit board is located in the gallows structure at a position spaced from the cleaning chamber.