Electronic Device Moving Member for Compact Function Card Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to design an electronic device that is both compact and functional, as existing devices face space constraints due to the need for buttons and expansion elements, which hinder their ability to be lightweight and slim while accommodating multiple functions.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates a moving member with a pressing portion and a carrying portion, allowing for a detachable function card and switch triggering mechanism, which reduces space usage by integrating the switch and connecting tray near an opening, enabling efficient operation and function card management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If buttons and expansion elements are added to provide multiple functions, then functionality is improved, but device weight and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The moving member serves multiple functions: it acts as a button presser for switch operation, a carrier for function cards, and an ejector for removing cards from the connecting tray. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate buttons and card handling mechanisms, reducing overall device weight while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the button presser, card carrier, and card ejector functions into a single integrated moving member. By merging these previously separate components into one unified structure, the device achieves multiple functions without the cumulative weight penalty of multiple separate parts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If buttons and expansion elements are added to provide multiple functions, then functionality is improved, but device dimensions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The moving member performs multiple functions including button pressing, card carrying, and card ejection, eliminating the need for separate buttons and expansion mechanisms. This consolidates multiple functional elements into a single component, significantly reducing the overall device dimensions while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
By integrating the button presser, card carrier, and ejector mechanism into one moving member, the patent reduces the space required for these functions. The merged structure occupies minimal space compared to having separate buttons and card handling components distributed throughout the device.
3Volume of moving object
If switch and connecting tray are integrated near the opening, then space usage is reduced, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The moving member handles multiple operations (pressing switches, carrying cards, ejecting cards) through a single unified mechanism. This multi-functionality simplifies the overall system by reducing the number of separate components and their associated mounting spaces, thereby reducing total device volume while maintaining operational simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a case, a switch, a connecting tray and a moving member. The case has an opening. The switch is disposed in the case and near the opening. The connecting tray is disposed in the case and near the opening. The moving member is disposed on the opening in a movable manner. The moving member includes a pressing portion and a carrying portion. The pressing portion is movably connected to the carrying portion, the carrying portion is for carrying a function card and is plugged in the connecting tray in a detachable manner, and the pressing portion is for moving relative to the carrying portion, thereby triggering the switch.