Imaging Device Audio Portion Acoustic Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multifunctional imaging devices, such as printers and copiers, often occupy significant space in office environments due to separate components for imaging and audio functions, leading to space competition in limited settings.
Innovation Solution
Integration of an audio portion, including a speaker system with a wireless interface, within the same housing as the imaging portion, along with acoustic insulation features like ribs and textured surfaces to dissipate vibrations and standing waves, allowing for combined functionality without disrupting wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If imaging and audio functions are provided in separate devices, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall space occupied by multiple devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines imaging and audio functions into a single integrated device housing. The audio portion with speaker system is incorporated within the same housing as the imaging portion, eliminating the need for separate audio devices and reducing overall space requirements while maintaining both functionalities
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging device is designed to perform multiple functions including imaging operations and audio output through an integrated speaker system. This multi-functional design allows the single device to replace both an imaging device and a separate audio device, reducing the total number of devices needed in an office environment
2Area of stationary object
If audio portion is integrated within imaging housing, then space is reduced, but acoustic interference and vibrations may affect imaging operations
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into distinct imaging and audio portions with acoustic isolation features separating them. This segmentation allows each function to operate independently while sharing the same physical housing, reducing acoustic interference between the speaker system and imaging components
Solution Approach 2:
Acoustic isolation features act as intermediary elements between the audio portion and imaging portion. These features include vibration-damping materials and acoustic barriers that mediate the interaction between the two functions, preventing harmful acoustic vibrations from affecting imaging operations while allowing both to coexist in the same housing
3Object-affected harmful factors
If acoustic isolation features are added to reduce vibrations, then acoustic separation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The acoustic isolation features utilize thin flexible barriers and vibration-damping films within the housing structure. These thin-film solutions provide effective acoustic separation and vibration damping without adding significant structural complexity or weight to the device
Solution Approach 2:
The housing incorporates composite materials that combine structural support functions with acoustic isolation properties. By using multi-functional composite materials, the design achieves vibration damping and acoustic separation without requiring separate complex isolation structures, thus minimizing overall device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This integration reduces the overall footprint of devices, providing a compact solution for multifunctional imaging systems that combine printing, scanning, copying, and audio capabilities while maintaining effective acoustic separation and wireless connectivity.
Implementation Method 1
an acoustic isolation feature to provide acoustic separation between the imaging portion and the audio portion
Data Source
AI summary
An example device includes an imaging portion, an audio portion and at least one acoustic isolation feature. The audio portion is integrally coupled to the imaging portion. The audio portion is to provide an audio output. The at least one acoustic isolation feature is to facilitate acoustic separation of the imaging portion and the audio portion.