Modular Case Assembly with Resilient Spring Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular case assembly devices face challenges with limited fastener interfaces, resulting in inadequate stability, especially for larger cases, and require improvements for rapid and convenient assembly and disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A modular case assembly device featuring resilient springs with hooks and grooves that allow for multiple clasp interfaces, enabling stable assembly and easy disassembly by adjusting clearance sizes to accommodate varying thicknesses, along with ventilation-enhancing mesh designs on the lower case.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If multiple fastener interfaces are used to increase stability, then the stability of the assembled case improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into separate upper case and lower case modules that can be independently manufactured and assembled. The fastening system is segmented into multiple discrete fastener interfaces distributed across the case structure, allowing each interface to contribute to overall stability without requiring a single complex fastening mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient spring fasteners serve multiple functions: they provide clamping force for stability, allow for quick assembly and disassembly, and accommodate variations in case thickness through their elastic deformation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function.
2Ease of operation
If resilient springs with hooks are used for rapid assembly and disassembly, then the ease of operation improves, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient springs utilize elastic deformation to create a range of motion and force variation. By changing the physical state of the fastener from rigid to elastic, the system accommodates manufacturing tolerances and variations in case thickness while maintaining ease of operation. The spring constant and geometry can be adjusted to optimize both operational ease and tolerance compensation.
3Temperature
If mesh designs are added to enhance ventilation, then the heat dissipation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Mesh structures are integrated into the case walls to provide ventilation openings. These porous-like structures allow air flow for heat dissipation while maintaining the structural integrity of the case. The mesh is typically a standard component that can be easily incorporated into the case design without significantly increasing overall 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 solution provides increased stability during assembly, facilitates rapid and convenient assembly and disassembly, and improves ventilation and heat dissipation, addressing the limitations of prior devices.
Implementation Method 1
resilient springs with hooks and grooves that allow for multiple clasp interfaces, enabling stable assembly and easy disassembly by adjusting clearance sizes
Data Source
AI summary
A modular case assembly device including:a lower case, wherein a front wall and a rear wall protrude from a bottom plate respectively, and a left wall and a right wall protrude from left and right sides of the bottom plate respectively, and protruding pieces are punched out from upper edges of the left and right walls;an upper case structured from an upper plate and left and right side wall plates; andresilient springs, each of which is formed a press portion, a through hole and a connecting portion are further respectively formed of the press portion;The protruding pieces of the lower case transversally cross and rest atop the position fixing portions, which assist in increasing stability of the assembled upper case and lower case, and effectively provide convenient and fast assembly and disassembly.