Cover Lifting Structure for Semiautomatic Device Docking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users carry both portable electronic devices, such as cellular phones and notebook computers, as they cannot share functions or interchange information directly, requiring separate connections for data transfer.
Innovation Solution
A cover lifting structure with a semiautomatic opening and closing mechanism that allows an electronic device to be assembled into another, using a first rotating member, a second rotating member, an elastic member, and a pushing member to enable shared functionality and easy detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user carries both a notebook computer and a cellular phone to access different functions, then the functional versatility is improved, but the portability and convenience deteriorate due to carrying multiple devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where a first electronic device (notebook computer) contains a recess that accommodates a second electronic device (cellular phone). The cover lifting structure enables the cover to be lifted and positioned to receive the second electronic device within the recess, creating a compact integrated system that combines multiple devices into one portable unit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless or wired connections are used to interchange information between devices, then the functional connectivity is improved, but the operational complexity and time consumption worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the two electronic devices into a single integrated system by physically accommodating the second electronic device within the recess of the first electronic device. The cover lifting structure facilitates this merging by enabling easy assembly and disassembly, allowing the devices to function as a unified system for information interchange without requiring separate wireless or wired connections.
3Ease of operation
If a cover lifting structure with semiautomatic opening and closing is implemented, then the ease of assembly and disassembly is improved, but the structural complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a semiautomatic opening and closing mechanism where the cover lifting structure includes a first rotating member pivoted to the body and a second rotating member pivoted to the first rotating member. An elastic member provides restoring force to automatically return the second rotating member to its initial position, enabling the cover to open and close with minimal user effort while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
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
Enables a combined electronic system with shared functions of both devices, providing effort-saving assembly and disassembly, and minimizing repetitive processes through automatic return to the original position.
Implementation Method 1
the second rotating member deforms the elastic member. The elastic member rotates the second rotating member with the stroke about a second axis by the restoring force
Implementation Method 2
The elastic member rotates the second rotating member with the stroke about a second axis by the restoring force, such that the second rotating member is transformed from the third state to the first state
Data Source
AI summary
A cover lifting structure is suitable for a body of an electronic device. The body has a recess. The cover lifting structure includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, an elastic member and a pushing member. The first rotating member pivoted to the body with a first axis. The second rotating member pivoted to the first rotating member with a second axis. The elastic member is propped against the first and the second rotating members. The first rotating member closes the recess, and the second rotating member contacts against the pushing member in a first state. The first rotating member opens the recess, and the second rotating member moves away from the pushing member in a second state. In a third state, the first rotating member closes the recess, and the second rotating member falls behind a stroke to the first rotating member.