Rotatable Handle Light Source Apparatus Connector Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing light source apparatuses for projectors face difficulties in removal due to the connector being spaced apart from the protrusions, resulting in insufficient force transfer, making it hard to pull out the light source apparatus from the projector.
Innovation Solution
A light source apparatus design with a handle connected to a connector holder, where the handle includes a shaft portion that locks a protrusion of the connector, allowing direct force transfer and facilitating easy removal by aligning the force with the pulling direction, and featuring rotatable shaft portions to reduce size and improve handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the connector is spaced apart from the protrusions, then the light source apparatus can be easily manufactured with separate functional components, but the force applied by the user cannot be sufficiently transferred to the connector, making removal difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the handle and connector holder into a single integrated component. The handle is directly connected to the connector holder, forming a unified structure that allows force applied to the handle to be directly transferred to the connector for easy removal of the light source apparatus.
2Ease of operation
If the handle is connected to the connector holder, then the force applied by the user can be sufficiently transferred to the connector for easy removal, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The handle and connector holder are merged into a single integrated component, reducing the number of separate parts while achieving the desired force transfer function. This integration simplifies the overall device structure compared to having separate handle and connector holder components.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure includes a light source apparatus that emits a light. In one example, the light source apparatus includes a connector that electrically connects the light source apparatus to a light source driver in a projector and a light source apparatus housing that houses the light source apparatus. The light source apparatus housing includes a rotatable handle having two positions, a standing position used to grasp and remove the light source apparatus in a pulling-out direction, and a housed position used to house the rotatable handle. The handle includes two shaft portions that are inserted into the light source apparatus housing. The tips of the shaft portions face each other. The positions of the medial axes of the shaft portions are mutually offset from each other.