Modular Outdoor Power Supply Battery Rail for Adjustable Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor portable power supplies are cumbersome due to multiple batteries, making them inconvenient to carry and move around.
Innovation Solution
A portable power supply design featuring a base assembly with a guide rail and telescopic component, allowing batteries to be easily installed or removed based on usage needs, with a first battery sleeved on the telescopic component and additional batteries connected in sequence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple batteries are equipped to increase capacity, then the power supply capacity is improved, but the device becomes heavier and more cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The battery system is divided into a first battery that remains in the power supply device and second batteries that can be separately added or removed. This segmentation allows the device to maintain a lightweight base configuration while enabling users to add capacity only when needed, resolving the contradiction between portability and power supply capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery configuration transitions from a static fixed-capacity design to a dynamic adjustable configuration. The telescopic component allows the device to adapt its battery capacity based on usage requirements, enabling the device to be lightweight during transport and high-capacity during use, thus resolving the weight-capacity contradiction.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple batteries are equipped to increase capacity, then the power supply capacity is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome handling
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the battery system into a permanent first battery and removable second batteries, the device maintains ease of operation in its base state while providing an simple addition mechanism for increased capacity. The telescopic component provides a straightforward interface for adding or removing batteries, preserving operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The second batteries are nested on the telescopic component, which can be extended from or retracted into the power supply device. This nesting arrangement provides an intuitive and simple mechanism for adding or removing capacity, maintaining ease of operation while enabling flexible capacity adjustment.
3Ease of operation
If a telescopic component is added to enable flexible battery installation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic component serves multiple functions: it provides a mounting structure for second batteries, acts as a protective cover when retracted, and serves as the interface for adding or removing batteries. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic component combines the functions of a battery mount, protective cover, and interface mechanism into a single integrated structure. By merging these functions, the design avoids adding multiple separate components, thus limiting the increase in structural complexity while achieving improved battery installation convenience.
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AI summary
This disclosure reveals an outdoor portable power supply and electronic component, belonging to the field of electronic component technology. The outdoor portable power supply includes a base assembly, a guide rail component, a telescopic component, and a first battery. The guide rail component is arranged on the base assembly; the telescopic component is arranged on the base assembly, and a part of the telescopic component is located inside the guide rail component; the first battery is arranged on the guide rail component, and sleeved on the telescopic component, the first battery having a first electrical connection part at one end away from the guide rail component. The outdoor portable power supply provided by this disclosure allows users to flexibly install and remove batteries according to usage and transportation needs, effectively enhancing the convenience of use and portability.