Electronic Part Housing Box Spring Biasing Vibration Suppression

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic part housing boxes fail to effectively suppress vibration of capacitors and other electronic parts with lead wires, leading to potential breakage due to unbalanced housing and lack of biasing forces, especially when parts with varying heights are housed.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a first spring portion on the base member and a second spring portion on the part housing cover to bias the electronic parts within the housing chamber, ensuring balanced forces and minimizing gaps, thus reducing vibration and stress on lead wires.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the part housing chamber height is set based on the maximum height capacitor, then capacitors with smaller heights have gaps and vibrate easily, but increasing the chamber height to eliminate gaps increases the overall housing size and complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevibration suppressionVSAvoidhousing chamber volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a spring portion that enables dynamic adjustment of the capacitor position within the housing chamber. The spring portion allows the capacitor to be pressed against the bottom surface, eliminating gaps and preventing vibration, while accommodating capacitors of varying heights without requiring a larger housing chamber. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing both vibration suppression and compact housing volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If capacitors with varying heights are housed in a fixed-height chamber, then smaller capacitors have gaps causing vibration, but creating adjustable housing structures increases device complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelead wire durabilityVSAvoidhousing structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the self-service principle by designing a spring portion that automatically adjusts to accommodate capacitors of different heights without requiring external adjustment mechanisms. The spring portion self-regulates the pressure and position of the capacitor, eliminating gaps and preventing lead wire breakage due to vibration, while maintaining simple housing structure. This resolves the contradiction by providing reliable lead wire protection without increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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

The solution effectively prevents vibration and subsequent stress on lead wires, allowing for secure housing of capacitors and other parts without gaps, even when parts have varying heights, thereby preventing lead wire breakage and enhancing overall stability.

Implementation Method 1

the base member is provided with a first spring portion which biases the part main body toward the opening side of the part housing chamber

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS8492663B2Electronic part housing box
Publication Date: 2013.07.23 YAZAKI CORP
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AI summary

In an electronic part housing box 1 which includes a capacitor 2 having lead wires 2b protruded from the capacitor main body 2a, a base member 10 having a part housing chamber 11 for housing the capacitor main body 2a, a part housing cover 20 attached to the base member 10 to thereby cover the opening of the part housing chamber 11, and a bracket 40 attached to the base member 10 to thereby fix the lead wires 2b, the base member 10 is integrally provided with a first spring portion 14 for biasing the capacitor main body 2a toward the opening side of the part housing chamber 11 and the part housing cover 20 is integrally provided with a second spring portion 21 for biasing the capacitor main body 2a toward the bottom surface side of the part housing chamber 11.