Flash Drive Connector Orientation Reducing Collision Risk
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flash drives often form a cantilever-like structure when connected to electronic devices, leading to a high risk of collision and damage due to their protruding design.
Innovation Solution
The flash drive features a storage module with a first connector standing on its main surface, connected to the electronic device along an axis that is not parallel to the module's surface, reducing the likelihood of collision by avoiding a cantilever-like protrusion structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the flash drive uses a conventional connector design, then it can be easily connected to electronic devices, but it forms a cantilever-like structure that increases the risk of collision and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the connector orientation from a conventional parallel arrangement to a perpendicular arrangement relative to the circuit board. This dimensional change allows the connector to extend in a different spatial direction, reducing the protrusion length in the original connection direction and thereby minimizing collision risk while maintaining ease of connection.
2Ease of manufacture
If the flash drive connector extends parallel to the main surface, then connection is straightforward, but the protrusion length increases making it prone to collision
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed to extend perpendicular to the main surface of the circuit board rather than parallel to it. This orientational change in another dimension reduces the effective protrusion length in the horizontal direction while maintaining straightforward connection capability through the perpendicular extension.
3Volume of moving object
If the flash drive forms a cantilever-like structure, then it can be compact, but the structure is unstable and prone to collision with external objects
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the connector orientation to perpendicular relative to the circuit board, the patent redistributes the structural mass in a different spatial dimension. This reduces the cantilever effect and improves structural stability while maintaining compact overall dimensions through optimized spatial arrangement.
Data Source
AI summary
A flash drive suitable for being electrically connected to an electronic device is provided. The flash drive includes a storage module and a first connector. The storage module is a plate and has a main surface. An area of the main surface is not less than areas of other surfaces of the plate. The first connector stands on the main surface and is electrically connected to the storage module. The first connector is electrically connected to the electronic device along an axis, and the axis is not parallel to the surface.