Detachable Satellite Case Panels for Component Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge in assembling artificial satellites is the inefficient handling and quality management of electronic components on the outer surface of hollow case structures, particularly due to air bubbles in adhesives expanding in space and the difficulty in accessing all faces of a polyhedron-shaped case during electronic-component placement.
Innovation Solution
A case structure with detachable panels and support posts forming a cube shape, allowing panels to be easily mounted and removed, preventing air bubbles from interfering with component placement and enabling efficient access to all surfaces for accurate electronic-component placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic components are placed on the outer wall of a hollow case using adhesive, then the case can serve as a support body for electronic components, but air bubbles in the adhesive expand in outer space causing electronic components to depart from the outer wall
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into a case body and separate support plates that are detachably attached to the outer wall. Electronic components are mounted on these support plates rather than directly on the case, separating the support function from the case structure itself and eliminating the air bubble contamination risk.
Solution Approach 2:
Support plates serve as intermediary elements between the case and electronic components. These plates can be detachably attached to the case and provide a clean mounting surface for electronic components, preventing direct contact with potentially contaminated case surfaces.
2Strength
If the case has a polyhedron shape such as a rectangular shape, then the case structure is simple and rigid, but difficulty is encountered in performing electronic-component placement work for all faces
Solution Approach 1:
The case structure is segmented into a case body and detachable support plates. The support plates can be removed and repositioned to provide accessible mounting surfaces for electronic components on different faces of the polyhedral case, maintaining structural rigidity while improving operational accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plates are designed to be detachably attached rather than permanently fixed, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of the mounting surfaces. This enables operators to access different faces of the polyhedral case by removing and repositioning support plates as needed.
3Stability of the object's composition
If panels are permanently fixed to the case, then the case structure is stable and rigid, but handling and electronic-component placement work becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The case is segmented into a case body and detachable panels that can be separately handled. The panels are attached to the case body through detachable connections, allowing the case body to maintain structural stability while panels can be easily removed and repositioned to facilitate efficient electronic-component placement work.
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AI summary
A case structure forms a storage space for a first electronic component. The case structure includes a plurality of support posts that are disposed parallel to each other; and a plurality of panels that is provided among the plurality of support posts, the plurality of panels constituting outer walls. At least one panel of the plurality of panels is a panel having an outer surface on which a second electronic component provided, the second electronic component being connected with the first electronic component, and the plurality of panels is attached to the plurality of support posts in a detachable manner along a longitudinal direction of the plurality of support posts.