Computing Port Cover Channel for Broken Tip Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cover systems for computing device ports are prone to wear and failure due to repeated use, leading to increased risk of damage from foreign substances and difficulty in repairing or replacing broken components, especially in rugged environments.
Innovation Solution
A cover system with a housing design that includes a channel with distinct portions and an aperture for retaining a protrusion tip, featuring a secondary opening for easy removal of broken tips, ensuring a waterproof seal and easy access to ports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cover is designed to seal ports in computing devices, then protection against foreign substances is improved, but the cover becomes difficult or impossible to repair when worn or failed
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is divided into a cover body and a separate protrusion component. The protrusion can be independently removed and replaced through the second opening without damaging the cover body or requiring housing disassembly, enabling easy repair of worn covers while maintaining port protection.
2Reliability
If a cover is securely retained to the housing, then port sealing is improved, but the cover becomes difficult to remove and replace
Solution Approach 1:
The protrusion is extracted as a separate removable component from the cover body. It can be independently removed through the second opening in the housing, allowing easy cover replacement while the cover body remains securely retained through the channel and aperture mechanism.
3Ease of manufacture
If the housing structure is simplified, then manufacturing is easier, but broken cover components become difficult to remove and replace
Solution Approach 1:
A second opening is added to the housing structure, providing an alternative access path for removing broken protrusion tips. This additional dimension enables simple repair operations without complicating the overall housing design or requiring disassembly of other components.
Data Source
AI summary
A cover system for a housing, such as a computing device housing, includes a channel defined by a housing and including each of a first opening and a second opening. The channel includes a first portion and a second portion separated by an aperture. During use, a protrusion of a cover is inserted through the aperture from the first portion of the channel into the second portion of the channel. The tip and aperture are sized such that the aperture retains the tip in the second portion of the channel after insertion. In the event the tip breaks off of the protrusion within the channel, each of the second portion and the second opening are sized and shaped to permit rapid removal of the tip from within the channel.