Integrating Keyboard Base Board and Seat via Injection Molding
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional method of coupling a keyboard base board with a keyboard base seat is complex and time-consuming, leading to increased assembly time and costs due to the need for separate injection molding of the base seat and subsequent fusion, which complicates the assembly process.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a mold with a keyboard base board space and a base seat cavity, where the keyboard base board with through holes is placed in the mold for injection molding, allowing plastic material to fill both the base board and seat cavities directly, resulting in an integrated assembly after cooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the keyboard base seat is formed by injection molding singly and then placed on the base board for fusion, then the base seat can be manufactured separately, but the assembly procedure becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the base board and base seat manufacturing into a single injection molding process. The mold includes both a base board cavity and a base seat cavity, allowing both components to be formed simultaneously in one operation, eliminating the need for separate manufacturing and assembly steps
2Ease of manufacture
If the keyboard base seat is formed by injection molding singly and then placed on the base board for fusion, then the base seat can be manufactured separately, but the assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple manufacturing operations into a single injection molding cycle. The mold is designed with both base board and base seat cavities that are filled simultaneously, producing an integrated assembly in one step, thereby dramatically reducing assembly time and improving productivity
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
This approach simplifies the assembly process by directly integrating the keyboard base board with the base seat, reducing assembly time and costs while maintaining similar manufacturing conditions and facilities, thus streamlining the production of keyboard assemblies.
Implementation Method 1
a mold being formed with a keyboard base board space and a keyboard base seat cavity corresponding to a keyboard base seat; the keyboard base board being placed on the mold, and the mold being closed for injection molding
Implementation Method 2
the through hole of the keyboard base board and the keyboard base seat cavity being filled up with the plastic material
Implementation Method 3
the mold being opened to take out the keyboard base board integrated with the keyboard base seat after cooling
Data Source
AI summary
A method for coupling a keyboard base board with a keyboard base seat includes (a) a keyboard base board being formed with a plurality of through holes; (b) a mold being formed with a keyboard base board space and a keyboard base seat cavity corresponding to a keyboard base seat; (c) the keyboard base board being placed on the mold, and the mold being closed for injection molding; (d) a plastic material being poured from a concave trough through the through hole into the keyboard base seat cavity, the through hole of the keyboard base board and the keyboard base seat cavity being filled up with the plastic material; and (e) the mold being opened to take out the keyboard base board integrated with the keyboard base seat after cooling. The keyboard base board is formed integrally with the keyboard base seat for saving the working procedure.