Receiver Vibration Plate Merging for Assembly Simplification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly of receivers with electromagnetic driving mechanisms is complex, leading to low efficiency, high skill requirements, unstable manufacturing processes, and increased costs due to the difficulty in connecting movable parts like the driving rod and reed.
Innovation Solution
The design integrates a vibration plate made of magnetic permeable material, which acts as both the reed and diaphragm, eliminating the need for additional driving rods and reeds, and uses snap-fitted shells and magnetic field assemblies to simplify the assembly process and reduce connections between movable parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a driving rod is used to connect the reed and diaphragm, then the mechanical transmission function is achieved, but the assembly complexity increases and manufacturing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the reed and diaphragm into a single integrated component made of magnetic permeable material. This eliminates the driving rod connection mechanism, reducing assembly complexity and manufacturing difficulty while maintaining the mechanical transmission function through the unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic permeable material serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the reed (magnetic actuator) and the diaphragm (vibration membrane). This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate components and connection mechanisms, simplifying the overall structure and assembly process.
2Productivity
If multiple movable parts are connected, then the functional requirements are met, but the assembly process becomes complex and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the reed and diaphragm into one piece, the patent reduces the number of movable parts and connections from multiple components to a single integrated element. This directly increases assembly efficiency and productivity by eliminating complex connection processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and eliminates the driving rod connection mechanism entirely by using a unified magnetic permeable material structure. This removal of unnecessary connection elements simplifies the assembly process and improves productivity.
3Extent of automation
If high skill levels are required for assembly, then quality control is maintained, but manufacturing costs increase and automation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated structure reduces the number of assembly steps and skill requirements, making the manufacturing process more suitable for automation. This decreases manufacturing costs while enabling higher extent of automation in production.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses modular design with standardized connection interfaces that facilitate automated assembly. The segmented approach to component design allows for easier programming and execution of automated manufacturing processes, reducing labor costs and enabling automation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach simplifies the assembly process, enhances production efficiency, reduces manufacturing costs, and improves the reliability of the receiver by minimizing the number of components and connections, making automated production feasible.
Implementation Method 1
an electromagnetic driving mechanism, which includes a coil assembly and a magnetic field assembly
Implementation Method 2
uses snap-fitted shells and magnetic field assemblies to simplify the assembly process
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AI summary
A receiver is provided in the present invention. The receiver includes: a housing having a hollow inner cavity; a diaphragm mechanism disposed in the hollow inner cavity and configured for partitioning the hollow inner cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity, the diaphragm mechanism including a vibration plate, a fixed end of the vibration plate being fixed to an inner wall of the housing, and a free end of the vibration plate being suspended in the hollow inner cavity; an electromagnetic driving mechanism disposed in the hollow inner cavity and including at least one coil assembly and at least one magnetic field assembly, each magnetic field assembly being disposed in the first cavity or the second cavity and being close to the free end of the vibration plate, and each coil assembly being disposed in the first cavity or the second cavity and being close to the fixed end of the vibration plate. Compared with the prior art, the receiver in the present invention reduces connection between movable parts, thereby simplifying the assembly process and reducing the manufacturing cost.