Notebook Handle Recess for Power Cable Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Notebook computers often require frequent external power sources due to limited battery capacity, leading to inconvenience in carrying and managing power cables and plugs.
Innovation Solution
A notebook computer design featuring a handle with a recess to store the power cable and a detachable plug system, ensuring the power cable and plug are not forgotten and allowing for easy carrying while maintaining an aesthetic appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the power cable and plug are stored separately from the notebook computer, then the notebook computer maintains a simple and aesthetic appearance, but the power cable and plug are easily forgotten or lost during carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the power cable storage function into the handle structure by creating a recess specifically designed to accommodate the coiled power cable. This merging of the power cable storage space with the handle ensures that the power cable and plug are always carried together with the notebook computer, preventing them from being forgotten or lost, while maintaining a unified and aesthetic appearance without adding separate storage compartments.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for carrying the notebook computer, and simultaneously serves as a storage compartment for the power cable and plug through the integrated recess. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate storage solutions, reducing overall device complexity while ensuring reliable power supply accessories are always available.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the power cable is made long enough to reach external power sources, then power supply flexibility is improved, but the cable becomes harder to manage and more prone to tangling
Solution Approach 1:
The power cable is pre-coiled and stored in the recess of the handle before use. This preliminary arrangement allows the cable to be neatly organized and easily accessible when needed, reducing tangling and making it simpler to manage during carrying and connection operations, while still providing sufficient length to reach external power sources.
3Reliability
If the power cable and plug are integrated into the notebook computer body, then they are never lost, but the aesthetic appearance and portability are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of integrating the power cable and plug directly into the notebook computer body, the patent merges their storage function with the handle structure. The recess in the handle provides a dedicated space that keeps the power cable and plug securely attached to the notebook computer, ensuring they are never lost while maintaining the clean and aesthetic appearance of the main device body.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to a notebook computer including a computer host, a display device, a handle, a power cable and a plug. The display device is pivotably disposed on the computer host. The handle is disposed on the computer host. The handle has a recess. The power cable includes a base portion, a distal portion and middle portion. The base portion is connected to the distal portion via the middle portion. The middle portion is connected to the computer host via the base portion. The middle portion is removably located in the recess of the handle. The plug is connected to the distal portion and detachably disposed on the computer host.