Magnetic Coupling Mechanism for Electronic Apparatus Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing electronic apparatuses, such as notebook computers, suffer from damage due to excessive force applied during separation from auxiliary devices, and their complex structural designs complicate coupling and separation operations, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with N coupling members on each body that can switch between a first and second relative position, allowing for easy decoupling and coupling through rotational movements, utilizing magnetic attraction and a force application mechanism to simplify the separation process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a spring and engagement mechanism are used to couple the electronic apparatus to the auxiliary device, then the electronic apparatus can be supported and coupled, but the electronic apparatus may be damaged due to excessive force applied during separation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional spring-based mechanical coupling system with a magnetic coupling system. The magnetic attraction force between the first coupling member (with magnetic body) and the second coupling member (with ferromagnetic body) provides the holding force, eliminating the need for springs that require excessive compression forces for separation. This substitution reduces the harmful forces applied during separation while maintaining reliable coupling.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a spring and engagement mechanism are used for coupling, then the electronic apparatus can be separated from the auxiliary device, but the operation becomes complicated and requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is segmented into two independent components: a first coupling member attached to the electronic apparatus and a second coupling member attached to the auxiliary device. Each component has a simple structure (magnetic body and ferromagnetic body respectively), and their interaction provides both coupling and separation capabilities without complex engagement mechanisms, simplifying the user operation to a single pulling motion.
3Reliability
If the electronic apparatus is coupled to the auxiliary device by spring and engagement mechanism, then the coupling is secure, but the structural design becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex spring and engagement hook mechanism from the coupling system, retaining only the essential coupling function through a simplified magnetic attraction mechanism. This extraction reduces structural complexity while maintaining the core functionality of secure coupling and easy separation.
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 solution prevents damage from excessive force during separation, simplifies the coupling and separation processes, and enhances user experience by allowing easy and reliable operation of the electronic apparatus.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing magnetic attraction and a force application mechanism to simplify the separation process
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AI summary
The present invention provides an electronic apparatus and a docking station, thereby solving the conventional technical problem that the electronic apparatus is damaged because it cannot sustain the excessive force applied by the user to the auxiliary device during separating the electronic apparatus from the auxiliary device since the electronic apparatus is coupled to the auxiliary device by the spring and the engagement mechanism. The electronic apparatus comprises a first body including N first coupling members; a second body including N second coupling members mated with the first coupling members, wherein when the first body and the second body are kept in contact with each other, the first body is coupled to the second body by cooperation of the N first coupling members and the N second coupling members if the first body and the second body are in a first relative position, and the first body is decoupled from the second body so that the first body is separable from the second body by cooperation of the N first coupling members and the N second coupling members if the first body and the second body are in a second relative position different from the first relative position.