Snap Release Module for One-Handed Display Screen Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional detachable notebook computers require two hands to remove a display screen from an accommodation slot, as continuous pressing is necessary to disengage the snap member from the fastening slot, making single-handed operation impossible.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a snap release module that includes a slide member, elastic component, hook, and stop member, allowing the display screen to be assembled or removed with one hand by transitioning the slide member between snap and release positions using a single operating mechanism, with elastic forces facilitating automatic return to the snap position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional snap member is used in the accommodation slot, then the display screen can be securely fastened, but two hands are required to remove it due to continuous pressing being necessary
Solution Approach 1:
The snap member is segmented into a snap body and a separate pressing member. The pressing member can be independently actuated to release the snap engagement, allowing one-handed operation while maintaining secure fastening during normal use.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap member incorporates an elastic component that enables dynamic movement between engaged and disengaged states. The pressing member can dynamically shift the snap body to release the hook from the fastening slot, facilitating easy removal with one hand.
2Ease of operation
If the snap member is pressed continuously to remove the display screen, then the hook can be moved out of the fastening slot, but single-handed operation becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member acts as an intermediary between the user's finger and the snap body. It concentrates the pressing force onto the snap body's pressing surface, enabling effective release operation with a single finger without requiring continuous pressing with one hand while holding the display screen with the other.
3Device complexity
If a simple snap mechanism is used, then the structure remains simple, but automatic reset functionality is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic component provides self-service by automatically returning the snap body to its engaged position after release. When the pressing member is released, the elastic force automatically resets the snap mechanism without requiring manual intervention, achieving automatic reset functionality.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables single-handed assembly and disassembly of the display screen, eliminating the need for continuous pressing and enhancing user convenience by allowing the snap release module to automatically reset for subsequent use.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic component abuts between the housing and the slide member, to provide an elastic force when the slide member is located at the release position, so that the slide member resets to the snap position
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AI summary
Disclosed is an electronic device (200), including a first housing (80), a second housing (90), and a snap release module (100). The first housing is provided with a fastening slot (81). The second housing (90) is provided with an accommodation slot (91). The snap release module (100) is accommodated in the accommodation slot (91), and includes a slide member (10), an elastic component (40), a hook (20), and a stop member (30). The slide member (10) reciprocates in a first axial direction (X). When the first housing is assembled to the second housing (90) in the second axial direction (Y), the slide member (10) is located at the snap position for the hook (20) to be buckled in the fastening slot (81), and the first housing presses the stop member (30) so that the stop member (30) abuts against the slide member (10). When the slide member (10) slides from the snap position to the release position, the stop member (30) stops the slide member (10) and the hook (20) is detached from the fastening slot (81).