Light Scanner Connector Extraction for Housing Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing light scanning apparatuses face difficulties in assembling due to the complexity of connecting power and signal cables to the control substrate, which compromises the housing's strength and operability.
Innovation Solution
The light scanning apparatus is designed with a first connection part within the housing and a second connection part exposed externally, allowing for easier cable connection and improved assembly operability while maintaining housing strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an opening is formed in the housing to connect cables to the control substrate, then cable connection becomes possible, but the housing strength is lowered and operability is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The second connection part (connector) is extracted from the interior of the housing and positioned on its outer surface. This allows cable connections to be made externally without forming openings in the housing, thus maintaining housing strength while enabling cable connectivity. The connector is taken out to a location where it can access cables from the outside of the housing.
2Device complexity
If the control substrate is arranged in the housing, then integration is improved, but cable connection becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is positioned in a different spatial dimension relative to the housing - specifically on the outer surface rather than inside. This dimensional relocation allows the control substrate to remain integrated within the housing while the connector accesses the external environment for cable connections, resolving the contradiction between integration and cable connection ease.
3Ease of operation
If an opening is formed in the housing for cable connection, then cable access is enabled, but assembly operability is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is pre-positioned on the outer surface of the housing during the housing manufacturing process, rather than requiring post-assembly modifications. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need to form openings after housing assembly, thereby maintaining assembly operability while enabling external cable access.
Data Source
AI summary
A light scanning apparatus includes: a light source configured to emit a light beam; a deflector configured to deflect and scan the light beam from the light source in a main scanning direction; a control substrate that is configured to control driving of the light source and includes a first connection part to which the light source is connected and a second connection part for connecting an external terminal; and a housing that supports the control substrate. The first connection part is arranged within the housing and the second connection part is exposed and arranged at the outside of the housing.