Electronic Device Cover Movement for Compact Component Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices restrict the placement of electronic components due to the requirement of space for sliding covers, limiting the pitch between components and reducing the available space for other components.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device design that allows electronic components to be exposed through openings in a housing, with a cover that moves in a direction intersecting the display surface, reducing the space needed for cover movement and enabling independent exposure of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a sliding cover mechanism is used to open and close openings for electronic components, then the electronic components can be protected when not in use, but the space required for cover movement reduces the available space for component placement and increases the pitch between components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the movement direction of the cover from sliding along the display surface to moving in a direction intersecting the display surface (such as perpendicular to it). This dimensional change allows the cover to open and close without requiring lateral space along the display surface, thereby increasing the available space for electronic component placement while maintaining protection functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a sliding cover mechanism is used to open and close openings, then electronic components can be concealed when not in use, but the pitch between components cannot be narrowed due to space requirements for cover movement
Solution Approach 1:
The cover moves in a direction intersecting the display surface rather than sliding parallel to it. This allows the cover to achieve concealment functionality without occupying lateral space that would increase the pitch between components, enabling narrower component spacing while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of the cover sliding along the surface to open/close, the invention inverts the approach by having the cover move perpendicular to or intersecting the surface, fundamentally changing the mechanism's spatial requirements and enabling reduced component pitch.
3Ease of operation
If space is allocated for sliding cover movement, then the cover can function properly, but the degree of freedom in placement of electronic components is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the cover's movement direction to intersect the display surface rather than slide along it, the invention eliminates the need for lateral space allocation, thereby maximizing placement freedom for electronic components while preserving full cover functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a housing, an electronic component, and a cover. The housing includes a first surface including a display, a second surface intersecting the first surface, and an opening provided at a position in the first surface, the position being between the display and the second surface in a first direction intersecting the second surface. The electronic component is disposed inside the housing and exposed to an outside of the housing through the opening. The cover is disposed between the opening and the electronic component in a second direction intersecting the first surface, and moves along the first direction between a closed position and an open position.