Sealing Ring Assembly Structure for Accurate Hole Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing sealing rings are difficult to accurately assemble, leading to misalignment and potential blockage of assembly holes, which affects sealing effectiveness and product yield.

Innovation Solution

A sealing ring assembly structure featuring a limiting groove formed by a limiting convex ring and main body, with a sealing ring fixed via an adhesive layer, ensuring coaxial alignment of through holes and easy assembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If sealing rings are directly adhered to the planar surface of the assembly body, then the assembly process is simple, but misalignment occurs affecting sealing effect and blocking assembly holes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly simplicityVSAvoidalignment accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The assembly body surface is segmented into a planar region and a stepped region with different heights. The sealing ring is specifically positioned on the stepped region, which provides lateral support through the side wall. This segmentation allows the sealing ring to be accurately positioned without complex alignment procedures while maintaining assembly simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The stepped structure acts as an intermediary between the planar surface and the sealing ring. By providing a stepped region with vertical side walls, it mediates the positioning function, enabling the sealing ring to be laterally supported and accurately positioned without requiring complex alignment tools or procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If sealing rings are directly adhered to the planar surface, then assembly steps are reduced, but misalignment blocks assembly holes and reduces product yield

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly efficiencyVSAvoidsealing effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The assembly body is divided into regions with different heights (planar region and stepped region). The sealing ring is positioned on the stepped region where the side wall provides lateral support. This segmentation ensures proper positioning that prevents misalignment and blocking of assembly holes, thereby maintaining sealing effectiveness without reducing assembly efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The stepped structure is pre-formed on the assembly body before the sealing ring is adhered. This preliminary action of creating the stepped region with vertical side walls provides built-in positioning features that guide the sealing ring into the correct position, preventing misalignment and ensuring sealing effectiveness before the actual assembly operation occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Device complexity

If sealing rings are adhered without positioning features, then the structure is simple, but accurate assembly becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoidassembly difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The assembly body surface is segmented into a planar region and a stepped region. The stepped region provides lateral support through its vertical side wall, creating a simple yet effective positioning feature. This segmentation enables accurate assembly without adding complex positioning mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity while improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning function is achieved by transitioning from a two-dimensional planar surface to a three-dimensional stepped structure with vertical side walls. This dimensional change provides lateral support in the horizontal direction, enabling accurate positioning of the sealing ring without adding complex positioning features, thus maintaining structural simplicity while easing assembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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

Ensures accurate alignment of sealing rings, preventing misalignment and blockage, thereby improving assembly efficiency and product yield.

Implementation Method 1

an adhesive layer fixed to the bottom surface of the ring body. The ring body is adhered and fixed to the groove bottom surface of the limiting groove through the adhesive layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentUS20260016088A1Sealing ring assembly structure and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.01.15 AAC ACOUSTIC TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a sealing ring assembly structure and electronic device. The sealing ring assembly structure comprises an assembly body having a main body and a limiting convex ring protruding therefrom, and a sealing ring. The limiting convex ring and the main body jointly enclose to form a limiting groove. The main body has a first through hole communicating with the limiting groove. The sealing ring is accommodated in the limiting groove, and comprises a ring body and an adhesive layer through which the ring body is adhered and fixed to the limiting groove. The ring body abuts against the groove wall of the limiting groove. The sealing ring has a second through hole penetrating the ring body and the adhesive layer and coaxially arranged with the first through hole. The sealing ring assembly structure is easy and accurate to assemble, the assembling efficiency and the product yield are improved.