Hinge Positioning Pole and Piece for Slim Electronic Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge in the electronics industry is to create electronic products with a slim and thin appearance while maintaining performance and functionality, as consumers increasingly demand more compact designs.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a positioning structure with a base plate, positioning pole, and snapping portions, along with a hinge structure that allows the first housing to rotate relative to the second housing, utilizing a positioning piece that connects with the positioning pole to snap with the snapping portions, ensuring the electronic apparatus maintains a slim profile by optimizing the height and space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional connecting structures are used between housings, then the connection is simple, but the electronic apparatus cannot achieve a slim and thin appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning piece is nested within the positioning hole of the second connecting portion, with the positioning pole passing through both. This nested arrangement allows multiple components to occupy the same spatial envelope, reducing the overall height and achieving a slim profile while maintaining functional complexity for precise positioning and connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional surface connection to a three-dimensional spatial arrangement by using a positioning pole that extends through multiple components in the depth direction. This dimensional change enables precise positioning in three-dimensional space while keeping the external profile slim, resolving the contradiction between appearance and connection complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If the positioning piece extends beyond the positioning pole, then positioning is achieved, but the electronic apparatus loses its slim profile
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning piece is completely nested within the positioning hole, with its height matching the positioning pole's height. This nesting ensures that no component protrudes beyond the positioning pole, maintaining the slim profile while the internal nested structure provides precise positioning through the positioning pole's alignment features and snapping portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the height parameter of the positioning piece to be equal to the height of the positioning pole, rather than extending beyond it. This parameter adjustment maintains the external slim profile while achieving positioning precision through the coordinated design of the positioning pole's features (such as the first snapping portion) and the positioning piece's corresponding elements.
3Reliability
If multiple snapping portions are used for secure connection, then connection reliability is improved, but the structure becomes more complex and taller
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple snapping portions (first snapping portion on the positioning pole, second snapping portion on the main body, and third snapping portion on the positioning piece) are merged into a coordinated system where they work together at different levels. This merging provides multi-level connection reliability while maintaining a compact structure, as the snapping portions are integrated into the existing components rather than adding separate external mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a positioning structure, a hinge structure and a positioning piece. The positioning structure includes a plate, a pole and a first snapping portion. The pole and the first snapping portion connect the plate which connects the second housing. The hinge structure includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion connects the first housing. The second connecting portion pivotally connects the first connecting portion. The second connecting portion includes a main body, a second snapping portion and a hole. The second snapping portion connects the main body and snaps with the first snapping portion. The hole locates at the main body for the pole to penetrate through. The positioning piece locates in the hole and abuts against the main body. The positioning piece connects the pole.