Recording Device Detachable Bottom Portion for Maintenance Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing recording devices require removal of the entire bottom portion to secure a communication path with additional units, which reduces work efficiency and complicates maintenance.

Innovation Solution

A recording device design featuring a housing with a frame and a detachable second bottom portion that allows for easy attachment and detachment along a lateral direction, eliminating the need to remove the entire bottom portion and enabling efficient communication path establishment with additional units.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the entire bottom portion is removed to secure a communication path with additional units, then the communication path is established, but work efficiency is reduced and the operation becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication path establishmentVSAvoidwork efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bottom portion is divided into a removable second bottom portion and a fixed first bottom portion. The second bottom portion can be detached to establish communication paths with additional units, while the first bottom portion remains fixed to maintain structural integrity. This segmentation allows selective access without removing the entire bottom portion, thereby improving work efficiency while maintaining adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If the entire bottom portion is removed to secure a communication path with additional units, then the communication path is established, but the operation becomes complex requiring device tilting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication path establishmentVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bottom portion is segmented into removable and fixed parts. The removable second bottom portion is designed to be detachable along the lateral direction without requiring device tilting or complex maneuvers, simplifying the operational process while maintaining the ability to establish communication paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The second bottom portion is extracted as a separate removable component from the overall bottom structure. This extracted portion can be easily removed to provide access for communication paths, reducing operational complexity compared to removing the entire bottom portion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the entire bottom portion is removed, then access is provided, but component reuse becomes difficult and maintenance is complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to communication pathVSAvoidmaintenance and component reuse
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the bottom portion into removable and fixed parts, the removable second bottom portion can be easily detached for maintenance and component access, then reattached. This facilitates component reuse and simplifies maintenance procedures compared to removing and storing the entire bottom portion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The second bottom portion is designed to be easily removed and reattached, allowing it to be recovered and reused after maintenance operations. This reduces waste and simplifies maintenance compared to permanent removal or complex reinstallation procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Data Source

PatentUS20240270002A1Recording device
Publication Date: 2024.08.15 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

A recording device includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium and a housing configured to accommodate the recording unit. The housing includes a frame and a bottom portion attached to the frame. The bottom portion includes a first bottom portion fixed to the frame and a second bottom portion detachably fixed to the frame.