Reconfigurable Waterproof Test Fixture for Diverse Smartphone Housings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional waterproofing test apparatuses are limited to specific types of semi-finished products, leading to resource waste when new smartphone models are released, as they cannot adapt to varying designs.
Innovation Solution
A waterproofing test apparatus with adjustable sealing blocks and movable blocks that can be positioned to accommodate various types of semi-finished products, allowing a single apparatus to perform tests on multiple product types by replacing bodies and covers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a waterproofing test apparatus is designed for a specific type of semi-finished product, then the test precision for that product type is improved, but the adaptability to other product types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The waterproofing test apparatus is designed with universal components including a body with multiple receiving grooves and a cover with multiple movable blocks, each capable of being positioned at different locations. This multi-functional design allows a single apparatus to accommodate and test various types of semi-finished products (e.g., different smartphone models) by simply adjusting the position of the movable blocks and replacing the body, thereby achieving both high test precision and broad adaptability without requiring dedicated apparatuses for each product type
2Measurement precision
If a dedicated waterproofing test apparatus is manufactured for each new smartphone model, then the test precision for that model is improved, but the resource waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus employs replaceable bodies and movable blocks that can be reused across different product types. Instead of discarding the entire apparatus when a new smartphone model is released, only the body and movable block positions are changed, recovering the value of the main apparatus structure and reducing resource waste while maintaining high test precision for each new model
3Device complexity
If the position of the movable block is fixed, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to various semi-finished products deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable blocks are designed to be positionable at multiple locations along the body rather than being fixed at a single position. This dynamic positioning capability allows the same apparatus to adapt to various semi-finished product types by adjusting the block positions, achieving versatility without requiring excessive complexity through the use of a modular and reconfigurable design
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AI summary
Provided is a waterproofing test apparatus available for various types of semi-finished products. The waterproofing test apparatus includes: a body; a cover elevated and lowered to cover the body; an inner pad provided to be replaceable at an upper portion of the body, and sealing an inner surface of a semi-finished product; an outer pad provided to be replaceable at a lower portion of the cover, and sealing an outer surface of the semi-finished product; a sealing block provided at the body and movable forward and rearward; and a movable block provided at the cover, and pushing and moving the sealing block forward. The position of the movable block is adjustable within the cover.