Laser Ranging Device Segmented Holder Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing laser ranging apparatuses face challenges in assembly complexity, high production costs, and low efficiency due to the need for precise assembly and maintenance by professionals, as well as the difficulty in disassembly and repair by ordinary users, which affects ranging precision.
Innovation Solution
A laser ranging apparatus with a holder and detachable casing design, featuring simple-shaped components and mounting grooves, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly without affecting the measuring component's position, reducing production complexity and costs, and enhancing user-friendliness and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the core assembly is directly integrated into a casing with irregular shapes and multiple mounting grooves, then the ranging precision is maintained, but the production process becomes complicated and production efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a holder containing the core assembly and a separate casing. The holder is designed with a simple cylindrical shape that can be universally used, while the casing is detached and can be customized for different applications. This segmentation allows the core assembly to be produced once and reused, significantly improving production efficiency while maintaining ranging precision through proper fixation in the holder.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder with the core assembly is designed as a universal component that can be paired with different casings for various applications. The simple cylindrical holder design with standardized mounting features (such as the groove and rib structure) allows it to accommodate different casing shapes and sizes, reducing the need for custom-designed casings for each application and thereby improving production efficiency.
2Manufacturing precision
If the core assembly is directly integrated into a casing, then the ranging precision is maintained, but the assembly process requires professional precision adjustment and becomes troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the core assembly into a standalone holder unit, the device allows non-professional users to easily attach and detach casings without needing to perform precision adjustments. The holder maintains the core assembly's position and alignment through its fixed structure, while the detachable casing can be simply attached to the holder, making assembly convenient for ordinary users while preserving ranging precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with self-aligning features such as grooves and ribs that automatically ensure proper positioning of the core assembly and casing during assembly. This eliminates the need for professional precision adjustment, as the structure itself guides the components into the correct positions, enabling ordinary users to assemble the device correctly without specialized skills.
3Stability of the object's composition
If irregular shaped components with multiple mounting grooves are used, then the core assembly is securely fixed, but the casing production cost increases and complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting features are separated between the holder and the casing. The holder contains the core assembly with fixed mounting grooves that provide stable positioning. The casing has a simpler design that attaches to the holder through corresponding features. This segmentation reduces casing complexity while maintaining assembly stability through the holder's fixed structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed as a universal mounting platform with standardized grooves and mounting features that can accommodate different casing types. This universal design reduces the need for complex, custom-shaped casings with multiple specialized mounting grooves, thereby reducing casing production cost and complexity while maintaining stable assembly through the holder's consistent mounting interface.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a laser ranging apparatus, including: a holder, a measuring part mounted to the holder, and a housing detachably connected to the holder, wherein the housing includes a first casing. The first casing is an integrally formed tubular structure detachably sleeved outside the holder. An advantage of the present invention is to provide a laser ranging apparatus for fixedly mounting a measuring component on a holder and installing a detachable casing on the outside of the holder so as to ensure that the position of the measuring component will not be moved during the disassembly and assembly of the casing and the ranging precision of the measuring part will not be affected. The casing is composed of several simple components, which can effectively reduce the process difficulty of the casing parts. Meanwhile, the assembly and disassembly of the casing are simple and convenient, the production efficiency is increased effectively, the production cost is reduced, and the productivity is increased. The laser ranging apparatus has a smaller size, compact structure, less space occupied, easy for users to carry, and good anti-shock performance and hand feeling.