Magnetic buckling assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional buckling assemblies for baby carriers are difficult to operate and have complex structures, making them cumbersome for quick connection and disconnection.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic buckling assembly that uses a combination of locking portions, magnetic components, and an operating component to facilitate easy connection and disconnection by magnetic attraction and repulsion, with a compact design that includes clearance structures and a protecting component for enhanced safety and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional buckling assembly uses multiple straps and buckling components with locking mechanisms, then the connection reliability is improved, but the operation difficulty and structural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical locking mechanisms with magnetic coupling between the male and female buckling components. The magnetic attraction force automatically holds the components together without requiring complex mechanical locks, while a simple operating component can overcome this magnetic force for easy release. This substitution of magnetic field interaction for mechanical interlocking resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable connection through magnetic force while enabling simple operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and eliminates complex mechanical locking mechanisms from the traditional buckling assembly. By using magnetic coupling alone to maintain the connected state, the design removes unnecessary mechanical components that would increase operational complexity, while the magnetic force itself provides sufficient connection reliability for baby carrier applications.
2Reliability
If a conventional buckling assembly uses multiple locking portions and releasing mechanisms, then the connection security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces multiple mechanical locking portions and releasing mechanisms with a single magnetic coupling system. The magnetic field provides inherent connection security without requiring multiple mechanical locks, and the operating component simply needs to overcome the magnetic force for release. This substitution dramatically reduces structural complexity while maintaining connection security appropriate for baby carrier safety requirements.
3Ease of operation
If a magnetic buckling assembly uses magnetic components for automatic attraction, then the ease of operation is improved, but the risk of accidental disengagement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a protecting component that performs preliminary action by covering or blocking the operating component when the buckling assembly is in the connected state. This preliminary protective measure prevents accidental operation of the release mechanism, thereby eliminating the risk of accidental disengagement while preserving the ease of intentional connection and release operations.
4Reliability
If a magnetic buckling assembly includes protecting components for safety, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protecting component with the existing operating component or housing structure. Rather than adding a completely separate protective mechanism, the design integrates the safety feature into the available structural elements, such as using the housing to cover the operating component or integrating the protectant with the release button assembly. This merging approach provides necessary safety functionality while minimizing increases in overall device complexity.
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 magnetic buckling assembly provides a reliable, easy-to-use connection that prevents accidental disengagement, ensuring the buckling components remain securely attached and allowing for convenient separation, while maintaining a compact structure.
Implementation Method 1
The first magnetic component magnetically attracts or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component during a connecting process of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along the connecting direction
Implementation Method 2
The first magnetic component magnetically attracts or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component during a connecting process of the male buckling component and the female buckling component along the connecting direction
Implementation Method 3
The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component
Data Source
AI summary
A magnetic buckling assembly includes a male buckling component, a female buckling component, a first locking portion, a second locking portion, an operating component, a first magnetic component, a second magnetic component and a clearance structure. The first magnetic component magnetically attracts the second magnetic component for preventing separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component or magnetically repulses the second magnetic component for promoting the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component when the operating component is operated to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion for allowing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component. The clearance structure allows the second locking portion to slide an offsetting position for preventing the separation of the male buckling component and the female buckling component after engagement of the first locking portion and the second locking portion.