Push-Actuated Rod Fastener for Quick Electronic Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connection methods for coupling objects, such as screws, result in time-consuming and effort-intensive assembly and separation processes.
Innovation Solution
A rod structure comprising an engaging rod with an assembly portion and a push portion, combined with a fastener that allows quick engagement and disengagement by pushing against a pushed object, facilitating efficient coupling and separation of objects in electronic devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional screw connection is used to couple objects, then the connection is strong and not easily separated, but the assembly and separation processes become time-consuming and effort-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The rod structure is divided into distinct functional segments: a push portion for initiating movement, a middle section for force transmission, and an assembly portion with external threads for secure attachment. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function efficiently, enabling quick assembly without requiring complex multi-step screw fastening processes while maintaining connection strength through the dedicated threaded assembly portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The rod structure incorporates dynamic characteristics through its ability to transition between different states: the push portion enables the rod to move from a static assembled state to a dynamic pushing state, and the external threads allow for rapid transitions between assembled and disassembled states. This dynamic design facilitates quick assembly and separation operations while maintaining secure connection when assembled.
2Reliability
If conventional screw connection is used to couple objects, then the connection is secure, but the separation process becomes effort-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The rod structure separates the connection function (external threads for secure attachment) from the actuation function (push portion for initiating movement). This segmentation allows the connection to be reliably established through simple push-and-lock motion, while separation can be achieved by reversing the same simple motion, eliminating the need for complex unscrewing operations and making separation as easy as assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The rod structure inverts the conventional approach by using a push-to-engage mechanism instead of screw-threading for assembly. The external threads on the rod engage with corresponding internal threads through a simple pushing motion rather than rotational screwing, and separation is achieved by pushing in the opposite direction, making the operation as easy in reverse as it is in the forward direction.
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AI summary
A rod structure is used in an electronic device, the rod structure includes an engaging rod and a fastener. The engaging rod includes a rod. The rod includes an assembly portion and a push portion. The assembly portion is movably assembled at an assembled object, and the push portion is for pushing a pushed object. The fastener is for engaging the engaging rod at an engaged object. When the fastener is engaged with or disengaged from the engaged object, the engaging rod is for causing the push portion to push against the pushed object.