Segmented Protective Battery Case with Elastomeric Bumpers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved battery cases that provide enhanced protection and power management for mobile electronic devices, addressing existing limitations in design and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A protective battery case design featuring a removable configuration with a built-in battery, elastomeric bumpers for shock absorption, and integrated charging and power delivery interfaces that correspond to the mobile device's connectors, allowing for secure housing and efficient charging while maintaining device usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a battery case is designed to fully enclose a mobile electronic device for maximum protection, then protection reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty of insertion and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The battery case is divided into two separate case portions: a first case portion that provides partial enclosure and a second case portion that completes the enclosure. This segmentation allows the device to be easily inserted into the first case portion while the second case portion can be separately attached to provide full protection, thus resolving the contradiction between protection reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery case employs a dynamic configuration where the case portions can be selectively coupled and decoupled. The first case portion remains attached during normal use for partial protection, while the second case portion can be attached when full protection is needed or detached when ease of access is required, allowing the protection level to adapt to operational needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a battery case includes integrated charging interfaces and power delivery capabilities, then functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery case integrates multiple functions into a single device: power storage, power delivery to the mobile device, and charging of the battery itself. The first case portion contains a battery and charging interface that can both charge the mobile device and recharge the battery case, eliminating the need for separate charging accessories and reducing overall system complexity despite added functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging interface and power delivery interface are combined within the first case portion, allowing the battery case to serve as both a power source and a charging station. This merging of functions into a single integrated unit provides versatility without proportionally increasing complexity, as the same physical interface handles multiple tasks.
3Reliability
If bumpers are added to the battery case for shock absorption, then protection reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Bumpers are added specifically to the second case portion at locations where shock absorption is most needed, such as corners and edges. This localized application of protective elements provides shock absorption capability without requiring the entire case structure to be complex, maintaining ease of manufacture while improving protection reliability at critical points.
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 robust protection, extended battery life, and convenient charging solutions for mobile devices, ensuring seamless integration and operation without interfering with the device's normal functions.
Implementation Method 1
elastomeric bumpers for shock absorption
Implementation Method 2
a lower case portion comprising a battery
Data Source
AI summary
A protective battery case for use with a mobile electronic device can include a back wall, a right side wall, a left side wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall. The protective battery case can include a battery, which can be disposed in the back wall. A device interface can be configured to engage a corresponding interface on the mobile electronic device to deliver electrical power from the battery to the mobile electronic device. A charging interface can be configured to receive electrical power for charging the battery. The protective battery case can include one or more bumpers disposed on the inside of the protective battery case such that the one or more bumpers abut against sides of the mobile electronic device to provide cushioning and/or shock absorption to protect the mobile electronic device.