Movable Fit Engaging Mechanism for Rapid Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional coupling methods using screws often result in objects being difficult to separate and requiring cumbersome assembly, limiting their reusability and efficiency in quick coupling and separation processes.
Innovation Solution
An engaging connection structure comprising a base with a movable fit engaging mechanism that allows for secure engagement and disengagement of objects through a combination of assembly portions, elastic elements, and limiting guide portions, enabling repeated and rapid coupling and separation by horizontal or rotational insertion into a connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If screw-based lock connection is used to couple objects, then the coupling strength and stability are improved, but the ease of separation and assembly speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is divided into two independent parts: a base that remains fixed to the first object, and a movable engaging mechanism that can be independently operated. This segmentation allows the engaging mechanism to be quickly released from the second object while the base remains securely attached, enabling rapid separation without compromising the overall coupling strength of the base connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging mechanism is designed with movable components including a movable block that can slide along the second object, and a movable engaging portion that can shift between engaged and disengaged positions. This dynamic design allows the connection to transition quickly between locked and unlocked states, significantly improving separation speed while maintaining secure coupling when engaged.
2Reliability
If screw-based lock connection is used to couple objects, then the reliability of fixed coupling is improved, but the productivity and assembly time deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The base is pre-installed and fixed to the first object before the engaging mechanism is operated. This preliminary action ensures that the reliable fixed coupling is already in place, and subsequent engagement or disengagement operations only involve the movable engaging mechanism, dramatically reducing assembly and disassembly time while maintaining coupling reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The time-consuming screw-based fastening operation is extracted and replaced by a simplified engaging mechanism with protrusions and recesses that can be quickly engaged and disengaged. This extracted mechanism handles the repetitive coupling/decoupling operations, while the base provides the reliable fixed connection, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing reliability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional screw coupling is used, then the stability of connection is improved, but the device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection device is segmented into a stationary base and a movable engaging mechanism. The base provides stable connection through its fixed attachment to the first object, while the engaging mechanism handles the complexity of engagement and disengagement operations. This segmentation reduces overall assembly difficulty by separating the stable connection function from the operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable engaging mechanism acts as an intermediary between the base and the second object. It simplifies the interaction by providing a user-friendly interface with clear engagement indicators, while the base maintains the stable connection. This intermediary layer reduces assembly difficulty by absorbing the complexity of the engagement process.
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
Facilitates quick and secure coupling and separation of objects, enhancing reusability and efficiency by allowing easy assembly and disassembly without the need for complex screw-based systems, suitable for various applications including electronic devices.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic body provides the engaging body with reciprocating elasticity for the elastic engaging portion to limit or release the fit engaging mechanism by the engaging body
Data Source
AI summary
An engaging connection structure and an engaging connection method thereof are introduced. The engaging connection structure includes a base and a fit engaging mechanism. The base is disposed at an object, and the fit engaging mechanism is movably disposed at the base. The base limits the fit engaging mechanism to engaging connect an engaged object disposed at an object or the base releases the fit engaging mechanism to disengage the engaged object disposed at the object. Thus, the base can be disposed at the object, and the fit engaging mechanism can engage connect or disengage the engaged object, thereby completing quick coupling and separation of at least two objects and hence achieving the effect of repeated quick coupling and separation.