Router Antenna Hinge Shielding for Hidden Dust-Protected Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional routers have exposed rotary shaft seats that degrade the aesthetic appearance and are prone to contamination from external debris, affecting the reliability and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A router design with a shielding portion that encases the rotary shaft seat, ribs to hide the shaft pin, and a mechanism for stable antenna rotation and storage, ensuring the rotary shaft seat is invisible and protected from dust, enhancing both aesthetics and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the rotary shaft seat is exposed on the front of the router, then the antenna can be easily connected and rotated, but the aesthetic appearance is degraded and the threading hole is prone to contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the rotary shaft seat from the visible front area and relocates it to the back of the housing. The shielding portion extends to cover the rotary shaft seat, completely hiding it from the front view. This extraction resolves the contradiction by removing the visually unpleasant and contamination-prone component from the aesthetic zone while preserving its functional connection to the antenna.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where the shielding portion is integrated into the housing, and the rotary shaft seat is positioned within the shaded region created by the shielding portion. The ribs extend from the shielding portion to further conceal the shaft pin, creating multiple layers of protection and hiding. This nesting approach maintains aesthetic appearance while ensuring the rotary shaft seat remains accessible for antenna connection.
2Shape
If the rotary shaft seat is moved to the back of the housing, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the cable routing becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the shielding portion with the housing structure, making them integrally formed as a whole. This combination eliminates the need for separate shielding components and simplifies the overall structure. The cable routing channel is integrated within the housing and shielding portion, allowing the cable to pass through the threading hole in the rotary shaft seat and extend to the circuit board without requiring additional complex routing paths.
3Ease of operation
If the shaft pin is exposed on the side of the router, then the antenna connection is straightforward, but the aesthetic appearance is further degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the shaft pin from the visible side area and conceals it behind the shielding portion and ribs. The shaft pin remains functional for antenna connection but is completely hidden from external view. This extraction resolves the contradiction by maintaining the ease of antenna connection while removing the visually unpleasant exposed shaft pin.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the shielding portion and ribs as protective structures that wrap around and conceal the shaft pin. These thin wall structures provide aesthetic coverage while allowing the shaft pin to perform its mechanical function. The shielding acts as a flexible barrier that hides the shaft pin from view but does not interfere with its connection capability.
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AI summary
This application provides a router. A shielding portion is formed by extending outward an end of a housing where a rotary shaft seat is disposed. The rotary shaft seat is disposed on a side of the shielding portion facing a back of the housing. An end of the shielding portion away from the housing extends to at least a side of the rotary shaft seat away from the housing, so as to shield a front of the rotary shaft seat. In this way, the rotary shaft seat is invisible in a conventional viewing angle, that is, a viewing angle from a front of the router.