Reversible Table Cabinet Power Socket With Pop-Up Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional table cabinets with integrated power sockets face issues of space consumption, safety concerns, complexity, poor controllability, and high costs, making them less popular for widespread use.
Innovation Solution
A table cabinet with a reversible power socket featuring a pop-up device and a return spring mechanism, allowing the socket to pivot out for use and retract for hiding, with a simple structure and easy control, enhancing safety and cleanliness while reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the power socket is disposed at the side of the table cabinet or on the table top, then the power socket is easily accessible, but it takes up space, creates chaos, affects appearance, and reduces safety
Solution Approach 1:
The power socket is extracted from the traditional fixed position on the table cabinet side or top, and instead is integrated into a pop-up mechanism that allows it to be取出 (taken out) only when needed. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining accessibility when required while eliminating the constant presence that causes safety and appearance issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The power socket transitions from a static, fixed position to a dynamic, movable position through the pop-up mechanism. It can pivot between a retracted state (hidden in the table cabinet) and an extended state (popped out for use), allowing the system to adapt between accessibility and safety/appearance requirements based on operational needs.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the power socket is hidden in the table cabinet with a pop-up mechanism, then safety and appearance are improved, but the structure becomes more complex, controllability deteriorates, and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components: the rotating shaft for pivot movement, the return spring for automatic retraction, and the pop-up button for user activation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function with simple, well-defined mechanics, reducing overall system complexity while achieving the desired safety and appearance benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The return spring provides automatic self-service functionality by automatically returning the power socket to its retracted position after use without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism simplifies controllability by eliminating the need for complex control systems while maintaining the hidden state for safety and appearance.
3Device complexity
If the power socket is integrated into the table cabinet with a simple structure, then cost and complexity are reduced, but the power socket may be exposed to dust and water
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic pop-up mechanism creates a protective effect by allowing the power socket to remain retracted (hidden) within the table cabinet when not in use. This simple yet effective dynamic positioning protects the power socket from dust and water exposure during non-operational periods, while maintaining structural simplicity and low cost.
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
The solution provides a convenient, practical, and safe power socket integration that protects against dust and water, offering a simple, reliable, and cost-effective design suitable for widespread application.
Implementation Method 1
The pop-up button is connected with a return spring for returning the pop-up button. One end of the return spring is connected to the pop-up button. Another end of the return spring is fixed to the table cabinet main body.
Implementation Method 2
The pop-up device has a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to the socket body for controlling the socket body to be rotatably disposed relative to the table cabinet main body.
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AI summary
A table cabinet having a reversible power socket includes a table cabinet main body. The table cabinet main body has a mounting opening. The reversible power socket is mounted to the mounting opening. The power socket includes a socket body, a power supply interface, a pop-up device, and a pop-up button. The pop-up device has a rotating shaft. The operation is convenient and practical. The power socket can be protected. In particular, it has a simple structure, and can be controlled easily, and has good reliability and low cost.