Control Modular Assembly With Dual Battery Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart switches have non-removable batteries, leading to reduced service life and increased economic burden when batteries age or fail, as well as environmental waste due to the inability to replace them.
Innovation Solution
A control modular assembly with two batteries, where a rechargeable first battery can be detached for charging and replaced, while a second battery supplies power during charging, ensuring continuous operation and reducing waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery is integrated into the switch and cannot be removed, then the switch structure is simple and reliable, but the service life is limited and replacement cost is high when the battery ages or fails
Solution Approach 1:
The battery system is segmented into a first battery that can be removed and replaced, and a second battery that remains integrated. This segmentation allows the first battery to be replaced when depleted without replacing the entire switch, thereby extending the switch's service life while maintaining structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The first battery is designed to be removable and replaceable, allowing users to discard depleted batteries and recover the main switch unit. The second battery serves as a backup that can be charged from the first battery, enabling continuous operation and reducing waste of the expensive switch component
2Device complexity
If the battery is integrated into the switch and cannot be removed, then the switch structure is simple, but manufacturing cost and user replacement cost increase when the battery fails
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the battery system into removable first battery and integrated second battery, the design maintains relatively simple overall structure while enabling cost-effective replacement. Only the cheaper first battery needs to be replaced rather than the entire switch assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows discarding of the first battery when depleted while recovering and reusing the second battery as backup. This reduces manufacturing costs by allowing selective replacement of only the consumable battery component rather than the entire switch unit
3Use of energy by moving object
If the battery is removed for charging, then the battery can be recharged, but the switch operation is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The second battery is pre-positioned within the switch as a backup power source. When the first battery is removed for charging, the second battery immediately takes over to maintain continuous switch operation, eliminating service interruption
Solution Approach 2:
The first battery can be removed and charged externally while the second battery provides continuous power to the switch. The charged first battery can then be reinserted to recharge the second battery, creating a continuous operation cycle without interrupting switch functionality
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
This solution extends the service life of the switch, reduces user expenses, and enhances environmental friendliness by allowing battery replacement without discarding the entire switch, ensuring uninterrupted operation and minimizing resource waste.
Implementation Method 1
a first battery 100 being rechargeable and operable to be detachably mounted in the base housing through the base housing notch, thereby supplying electric power to the operating member
Implementation Method 2
a metal sheet provided on the base housing and arranged to contact the first battery when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, thereby achieving electrical coupling of the first battery with the second battery
Implementation Method 3
an elastic rolled rim is formed at an edge of the metal sheet, a limiting structure is formed at an edge portion of the first battery facing the metal sheet, and when the first battery is mounted in the base housing, the elastic rolled rim abuts against the limiting structure and thus is loaded with a force, so that the first battery is retained in the base housing
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control modular assembly for a switch. The control modular assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a base housing (203) adapted to carry an operating member for controlling the switch and formed with a base housing notch (206) at an edge of the base housing (203); a first battery (100) being rechargeable and operable to be detachably mounted in the base housing (203) through the base housing notch (206), thereby supplying electric power to the operating member; and a second battery (205) arranged within the base housing (203) to supply electric power to the operating member when the first battery (100) is taken out of the control modular assembly (200), wherein the second battery (205) is chargeable by the first battery (100).