Golf Sensor Housing Segmented Cover for Battery Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional devices for monitoring golf performance have difficulty providing convenient access and replacement of internal batteries, which are often securely housed and hard to detach or replace due to their small configuration.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a cover, base, and cap with interlocking features that form a battery opening, allowing for easy insertion and removal of batteries while maintaining a secure housing, along with a fastening mechanism that provides pull-out resistance and a sensor module for monitoring performance characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery is securely housed within the device, then the battery remains protected and stable during use, but the battery becomes difficult to access and replace
Solution Approach 1:
The device housing is segmented into removable cover portions that provide access to the battery compartment. The cover can be detached to expose the battery while the main housing remains intact, allowing battery replacement without compromising the structural integrity and protection of the device.
Solution Approach 2:
A removable cover acts as an intermediary element between the user and the battery. This cover provides a controlled access point that maintains security when closed but allows easy access when opened, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the battery compartment is tightly sealed, then the internal components are protected from environmental factors, but the battery replacement process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing system is segmented into a removable cover portion and a main housing. The cover can be easily detached to access the battery while maintaining environmental protection when closed, avoiding the need for complex disassembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover transitions between a closed sealed state (protecting components) and an open accessible state (allowing battery replacement). This dynamic design allows the system to adapt between protection and maintenance modes without increasing overall complexity.
3Volume of moving object
If the battery is small in size, then the device can be more compact, but the battery becomes difficult to detach and replace
Solution Approach 1:
The removable cover serves as an intermediary that compensates for the small battery size. By providing a dedicated access point through the cover, the system maintains ease of operation despite the compact battery dimensions that would otherwise make direct manipulation difficult.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the battery larger or the device bulkier, the solution adds a dimensional element - a removable cover that provides access from the exterior. This allows compact battery size to be maintained while improving replaceability through an additional access dimension.
Data Source
AI summary
Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods for attachment of devices to a swinging instrument, the devices generally including a cover, a base, a chassis, and positive and negative electrical contacts. The base includes a fastening portion and a support portion. The chassis supports a printed circuit board. The devices include a cap configured and dimensioned to mate relative to the support portion of the base. The support portion can support the chassis, the printed circuit board, the positive and negative electrical contacts, and the cap. The cover can be configured and dimensioned to detachably interlock relative to the base. In the mated configuration, the cap and the base can form a battery opening configured and dimensioned to receive therethrough a battery.