Dual-Cover Receptacle Assembly for Portable Device Shock Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable electronic devices lack effective protection against shocks and impacts during transportation, particularly in bags and carriers, which can lead to damage and malfunction.
Innovation Solution
A dual-layered protection system comprising a cradle unit and a sling unit, where the sling unit fits inside the cradle unit, creating an air gap for shock absorption, and features perforations and extrusions for enhanced shock dampening and elastoplasticity, with the cradle unit providing structural rigidity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a portable electronic device is placed inside a bag without specialized protection, then the bag remains simple and easy to use, but the device lacks adequate protection against shocks and impacts during transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The sling unit is nested inside the cradle unit, creating a compact dual-layer protection system. The sling unit fits within the cradle unit's interior space, allowing both protective elements to be integrated without significantly increasing the overall size or complexity of the bag structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The air gap between the sling unit and cradle unit is pre-configured to provide shock absorption before impact occurs. This predetermined cushioning space is designed to deform and absorb impact forces during transportation, protecting the device without requiring active intervention.
2Strength
If rigid protective cases are used to protect the device, then shock resistance improves, but the device becomes heavier and bulkier
Solution Approach 1:
The sling unit is constructed from flexible materials that can deform to absorb impact forces. This flexible membrane structure provides protective functionality without the weight penalty of rigid protective cases, as flexible materials achieve comparable protection with significantly reduced mass.
Solution Approach 2:
The air gap between the sling unit and cradle unit creates a pneumatic cushioning system. This trapped air space acts as a compressible medium that absorbs shock forces during impact, providing effective protection without adding significant weight, as air itself is negligible in mass.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If thick protective layers are added around the device, then impact absorption improves, but the available space in the bag decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The sling unit is nested inside the cradle unit, maximizing space utilization by placing the inner protective layer within the outer structure. This nested configuration ensures that the protective elements occupy minimal additional volume while still providing effective impact absorption.
Solution Approach 2:
The sling unit uses thin flexible material that provides protective functionality without requiring thick layers. This thin-film approach maintains adequate space within the bag while still delivering effective impact absorption through the flexible membrane's deformation characteristics.
4Reliability
If simple single-layer protection is used, then the protection system remains simple and compact, but shock absorption and impact resistance are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The sling unit is nested inside the cradle unit, creating a compact dual-layer protection system. This nested configuration provides enhanced shock absorption through multiple protective layers while maintaining a space-efficient structure that doesn't significantly increase overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The air gap between the sling unit and cradle unit is pre-configured to provide shock absorption before impact occurs. This predetermined cushioning space works in conjunction with the dual-layer structure to enhance protective capability without requiring complex active systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively absorbs shocks and reduces impact forces, ensuring the device's safety and stability within bags and carriers, enhancing protection and reducing the risk of damage.
Implementation Method 1
A closed end of the sling unit is configured to sit higher than a closed end of the cradle unit, creating an air gap between the sling sitting and the cradle unit. The air gap provides shock absorption for the device.
Implementation Method 2
The sling unit may also include a perforation(s) of the composite material of the sling unit. The perforation(s) provide a slinging motion of the device, which helps increase shock absorption, provide shock dampening from the motions of the device, and/or increase elastoplasticity of the composite material of the sling unit.
Implementation Method 3
The perforation(s) provide a slinging motion of the device, which helps increase shock absorption, provide shock dampening from the motions of the device, and/or increase elastoplasticity of the composite material of the sling unit.
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AI summary
The disclosure describes a system or an apparatus for providing protection for a device. In one aspect, the system or the apparatus includes an outer cover and an inner cover. The inner cover fits inside the outer cover, and the device may be inserted inside the inner cover. A closed end of the inner cover sits higher than a closed end of the outer cover, creating an air gap between the closed ends of the inner and outer covers. The air gap may provide shock absorption for the device. The inner cover may also include one or more perforations of the composite material of the inner cover. The one or more perforations may provide a slinging motion of the device, which help increase shock absorption, provide shock dampening from the motions of the device, and/or increase elastoplasticity of the composite material of the inner cover.