Slide-Tilt Electronic Device Connection Member Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices with separate display and manipulation units require a connection member for electrical signaling and power transmission, which, when externally exposed, can compromise the device's appearance and be vulnerable to external impacts.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device design featuring a flexible connection member between two bodies that can slide and tilt, with a protection mechanism to prevent external exposure, including a slide member, exposure prevention member, and protection member to ensure the connection remains internal and protected during various positional changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the connection member is externally exposed to allow easy access and simple structure, then the device structure becomes simpler and easier to manufacture, but the appearance of the product is diminished and the connection member may be damaged by external impact
Solution Approach 1:
The connection member is nested within the housing structure, specifically routed through internally formed openings and channels in the first and second bodies. This nesting approach allows the connection member to be protected within the device while maintaining electrical connectivity between the display unit and manipulation unit, eliminating external exposure without requiring complex external protective structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection member is routed through the thickness dimension of the housing bodies rather than along the external surface. By creating openings in the upper and lower surfaces and routing the connection member through the internal volume, the design moves the connection path from a two-dimensional external route to a three-dimensional internal path, achieving protection while maintaining connectivity.
2Device complexity
If the connection member is externally exposed for simple structure, then device complexity is reduced, but the appearance quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection member is nested within the housing structure, specifically routed through internally formed openings and channels in the first and second bodies. This nesting approach allows the connection member to be protected within the device while maintaining electrical connectivity between the display unit and manipulation unit, eliminating external exposure without requiring complex external protective structures.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the connection member is protected internally during sliding and tilting operations, then protection from external damage is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The housing bodies serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, contain the connection members, guide the sliding motion, and enable tilting operations. The integrated openings and channels in the housing perform both protective and guiding functions simultaneously, reducing the need for separate protective components and minimizing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection member is designed with flexibility to accommodate the dynamic sliding and tilting movements between the display unit and manipulation unit. The flexible connection member can bend and extend as the units move relative to each other, maintaining electrical connectivity throughout the range of motion without requiring complex mechanical guides or rigid structures.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a first body and a second body that may be disposed in a first position in which the second body overlaps the first body, a second position in which the second body is slid from the first body, and a third position in which the second body is tilted with respect to the first body, and includes an exposure prevention member that prevents a flexible connection member that electrically connects the first and second bodies from being externally exposed when the first and second bodies are disposed in the third position.