Monolithic Support Bracket for Electronic Device Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing electronic devices face challenges in manufacturing due to increased assembly components, which lead to higher material costs and manufacturing errors, particularly in designing a housing structure that prevents fire while maintaining aesthetics and functionality.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a monolithic support bracket with integrated fastening, fixing, and rotating parts to guide the hinge screw and fix the rubber member, reducing visible components and assembly complexity, thereby minimizing material costs and tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate components are used for fastening, fixing, and rotating functions, then each component can be optimized independently, but the number of assembly components increases leading to higher material costs and manufacturing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the fastening part, fixing part, and rotating part into a single integrated support bracket. This merging of previously separate components reduces the total number of parts, simplifies assembly, and lowers material costs while maintaining all necessary functions for securing the rear plate and enabling rotation.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bracket is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs fastening (securing the rear plate), fixing (maintaining position), and rotating (enabling movement) functions. This universal design eliminates the need for multiple specialized components, reducing both material costs and assembly complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate components are used for housing structure, then each component can be independently optimized, but material costs increase due to higher quantity of parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple housing components (fastening part, fixing part, rotating part) into a single support bracket structure. This reduction in the number of parts directly decreases the total quantity of material required, lowering material costs while maintaining structural integrity and functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated support bracket serves multiple functions simultaneously, reducing the overall quantity of parts needed in the housing structure. By making one component perform multiple roles, the patent reduces material consumption and associated costs.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate components are used for housing assembly, then assembly flexibility is improved, but manufacturing errors increase due to accumulated tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple components into a single integrated support bracket, which eliminates the accumulation of manufacturing tolerances that would occur across multiple separate parts. This single-component approach ensures better manufacturing precision and reduces assembly errors.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing, wherein the first housing includes a rear plate including at least one first opening, a support bracket disposed adjacent to the rear plate to support the rear plate, and at least one rubber member disposed to penetrate the first opening of the rear plate, and wherein the support bracket includes a fastening part disposed adjacent to the rubber member, at least one fixing part extending from one side of the fastening part, a supporting part extending from the at least one fixing part and at least partially disposed to face the rear plate, and at least one rotating part connected with the supporting part and coupled to be rotatable about the supporting part.