Mobile Terminal Separation Sheet Slimming Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile terminals face challenges in achieving a slim structure while maintaining functionality, as their thickness is determined by the components and supporting structures, making them less portable.

Innovation Solution

The mobile terminal design incorporates a separation sheet that separates the display and battery regions, allowing for a reduced thickness by eliminating the need for additional supporting members and optimizing the placement of components within a compact frame, with the display coupled to the rear surface of a window and the battery supported by a locking protrusion, enhancing rigidity and reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Length of moving object

If traditional component coupling structures are used, then structural stability is maintained, but terminal thickness increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveterminal thicknessVSAvoidcoupling structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the display support function and battery support function into a single integrated frame structure. The frame simultaneously supports both the display assembly and battery without requiring separate supporting members, thereby reducing terminal thickness while maintaining structural stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The frame is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both the structural chassis and the support mechanism for multiple components (display and battery). This universal structure eliminates the need for dedicated supporting components, achieving slim thickness without compromising reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If additional supporting members are added, then structural reliability is improved, but terminal thickness increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural reliabilityVSAvoidterminal thickness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLength of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple support functions into the single frame structure. The frame's design inherently provides stable support for both display and battery through its rigid construction and integrated geometry, eliminating the need for additional supporting members while maintaining high structural reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Length of moving object

If components are tightly packed, then terminal thickness is reduced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveterminal thicknessVSAvoidcomponent placement precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the terminal interior into distinct functional regions: a first cavity for the display assembly and a second cavity for the battery. This segmentation provides dedicated spaces for each component, facilitating precise placement during assembly while maintaining compact overall dimensions and reducing thickness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP2629496B1Mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2018.10.03 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body, a window disposed at one surface of a terminal body, a first frame having a space for mounting one or more components, the first frame having a first cavity, a display configured to output visual information through the window, the display being located at the first cavity, a battery configured to supply power to the terminal body, the battery being located at the first cavity, and a separation sheet coupled to the first frame to separate a first region of the terminal body where the display is located from a second region of the terminal body where the battery is located. A periphery of the separation sheet contacts the bottom of the first cavity.