Removable Panel Structure with Movable Members for Electronic Device Enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional non-portable electronic devices often have non-removable operation panels, requiring users to remove parts of the enclosure for component replacement, making maintenance and upgrades cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A panel structure with movable members and elastic members that pivotally connect to the main housing, allowing for easy rotation and sliding, enabling secure attachment and detachment for convenient access to internal components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the panel is made non-removable or fixed to the enclosure, then the structural integrity and stability are improved, but the ease of operation for panel removal and component replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panel structure is divided into separate components: the panel body, movable members, fixing parts, and elastic members. This segmentation allows the panel to be easily detached from the enclosure by separating the fixing parts, while maintaining structural integrity when assembled. The panel body remains stable when fixed but can be quickly removed by disengaging the movable members from the enclosure's receiving structures.
2Ease of operation
If the panel structure is made complicated to enable removal from the front side, then the ease of operation for panel removal is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable members are received within corresponding receiving structures formed in the enclosure, creating a nested configuration. The fixing parts of the panel body engage with these receiving structures, allowing the panel to be securely mounted when closed while enabling easy removal by disengaging the fixing parts. This nested design achieves front-side removability without requiring complex external mechanisms.
3Productivity
If the panel is designed to be easily removable from the front side, then the ease of operation and productivity for component replacement are improved, but the reliability of the panel attachment may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The panel attachment system transitions from a static fixed connection to a dynamic removable connection. The elastic members provide flexible engagement with the receiving structures, allowing the panel to be securely attached during normal operation while enabling easy removal when needed. The elastic deformation of these members ensures reliable attachment without permanent deformation, maintaining both reliability and ease of removal.
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
Facilitates user-friendly and efficient replacement of internal components by allowing the panel to be easily rotated and slid relative to the main housing, reducing the complexity and time required for maintenance and upgrades.
Implementation Method 1
Each first elastic member has two ends respectively connected to the first movable member and the panel body. Each second elastic member has two ends respectively connected to the second movable member and the panel body.
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AI summary
A panel structure is removably connected with a main housing of an electronic device. The panel structure comprises a panel body, two movable members and at least two elastic members. The panel body comprises two fixing parts; each movable member is movably connected with the panel body, and each movable member comprises a pivoting part and a corresponding fixing part, wherein the two movable members are movably apart from each other in a first axial direction such that each movable member is fixed with each fixing part with each corresponding fixing part, making each pivoting part which moves along with each movable member pivotally connected to the main housing. Each elastic member has two ends respectively connected to the movable members and the panel body.