Printer Cradle Guide Portion for Wiring Harness Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cradles for holding printers with attached converters, such as eliminators, experience instability due to the wiring harness being contacted with the cradle's bottom member, leading to inadequate holding stability.
Innovation Solution
A cradle design featuring a base portion and a guide portion to securely hold printers with either batteries or converters, where the guide portion directs the wiring harness to prevent it from being pinched between the printer and the cradle, ensuring stable positioning and reduced thickness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the conventional accommodating portion design is used to hold the printer, then the printer can be held in an upright posture, but the wiring harness of the eliminator contacts with the bottom member of the cradle causing unstable holding
Solution Approach 1:
The cradle is divided into distinct functional portions: the accommodating portion for holding the printer main body, the guide portion for directing the wiring harness, and the bottom member for support. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function without interference, preventing the wiring harness from contacting the bottom member while maintaining stable holding.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portion acts as an intermediary element between the wiring harness and the bottom member. It provides a designated path for the wiring harness to follow, preventing direct contact with the bottom member while ensuring the wiring harness is properly positioned and secured.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the wiring harness is allowed to extend freely, then the eliminator can be attached to the printer, but the wiring harness contacts the bottom member reducing holding stability
Solution Approach 1:
The guide portion is pre-configured in the cradle to establish a proper path for the wiring harness before the eliminator is attached. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the eliminator is mounted, the wiring harness naturally follows the guided path and does not contact the bottom member, maintaining holding stability from the outset.
3Ease of manufacture
If the cradle structure is simplified without additional guide components, then manufacturing is easier, but the wiring harness cannot be properly guided causing instability
Solution Approach 1:
The guide portion is integrated with the accommodating portion and bottom member to form a unified cradle structure. This merging approach allows the guide function to be incorporated without adding separate complex components, maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving proper wiring harness guidance and stable holding.
Data Source
AI summary
A cradle includes: a base portion; and a guide portion. The base portion is configured to hold a printer to which one of a battery and a converter is selectively and detachably attached. The printer is driven by DC power supplied from the one of the battery and the converter to perform printing operation. The converter includes: a main body portion; and a wiring harness. The wiring harness has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the main body portion. The converter is configured to convert AC power supplied through the second end into DC power to be supplied to the printer through the first end. The guide portion is provided at the base portion. The guide portion is configured to guide the wiring harness in a case where the converter is attached to the printer.