Magnetic Guiding Module for Portable Device Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable electronic devices, such as tablets, face challenges in aligning with docking stations due to their small size and weight, leading to potential damage and poor electrode contact when plugged in at incorrect angles or with external forces.
Innovation Solution
A guiding module with sliding rails and a magnetic guiding component that magnetically attracts the embedding part to align and guide it through an opening, ensuring proper insertion and connection, while stoppers secure the position and magnetic attraction restores the module to its original state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the socket size is reduced to make the portable device lighter and smaller, then the device becomes more portable, but the alignment between the docking station socket and portable device socket becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding component is pre-positioned within the socket structure to perform alignment before the plug is fully inserted. The magnetic component creates preliminary attraction to guide the plug into correct alignment, eliminating the need for manual alignment adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
A guiding component with magnetic properties is introduced as an intermediary element between the plug and socket. This mediator provides magnetic attraction to facilitate alignment and guide the plug into the correct position, solving the alignment difficulty caused by reduced socket size.
2Weight of moving object
If the socket size is reduced to make the portable device lighter and smaller, then the device becomes more portable, but the risk of damage from improper insertion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding component performs preliminary alignment action before the plug reaches the socket's internal electrodes. This preliminary guidance ensures that the plug is correctly positioned before contact is made, preventing damage from misalignment even when the socket is small and fragile.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding component acts as a protective intermediary that cushions the socket from improper insertion forces. By providing magnetic guidance and mechanical support during insertion, it prevents direct impact and misalignment damage to the delicate internal electrodes.
3Weight of moving object
If the socket size is reduced to make the portable device lighter and smaller, then the device becomes more portable, but the electrical contact reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding component performs preliminary alignment to ensure that the plug's electrodes are correctly positioned relative to the socket's electrodes before full contact is made. This preliminary action guarantees reliable electrical contact even in compact sockets where alignment precision is critical.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic guiding component serves as an intermediary that ensures precise alignment between plug and socket electrodes. This mediator provides consistent positioning that guarantees reliable electrical contact, overcoming the difficulties posed by reduced socket dimensions.
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
Facilitates easy alignment and secure embedding of peripheral devices into portable electronic devices, preventing damage and ensuring reliable electrical connections.
Implementation Method 1
the object at the alignment region is magnetically attracted by the first magnetic component to make the object embedded to the body through the opening
Data Source
AI summary
A guiding module suitable for guiding an object to pass through an opening of the guiding module and an electronic device using the same are provided. The guiding module includes a body having the opening, a pair of sliding rails and a guiding component. The object passes through the opening along an embedding direction and is embedded therewith. The sliding rails are disposed at the body, extend along the embedding direction, and are respectively located at two opposite sides of the opening. The guiding component is slidably disposed at the sliding rails and has an alignment region which includes at least one first magnetic component. When the object approaches the opening, the object located at the alignment region is magnetically attracted by the first magnetic component, and the object is embedded to the body through the opening.