Splittable Speaker Buckle Assembly for Stable Detachable Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing speaker assemblies using magnetic attraction for auxiliary speakers are unstable, leading to easy separation from main speakers.
Innovation Solution
A splittable speaker assembly with a driving structure and buckle structure that allows for stable engagement and disengagement of auxiliary speakers with main speakers through controlled movement, utilizing elastic members and sliding mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If magnetic attraction is used to assemble auxiliary speakers with main speakers, then the assembly process is simple, but the assembly stability is insufficient and auxiliary speakers are easily separated
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is segmented into a buckle structure with engaging portions and a mating portion with corresponding engaging grooves. This segmentation allows for a more reliable mechanical interlock compared to simple magnetic attraction, while maintaining ease of assembly through the snap-fit design.
Solution Approach 2:
The buckle structure is designed to be movable relative to the main speaker, transitioning between engaged and disengaged states. This dynamic mechanism provides stable connection when engaged while allowing easy separation when needed, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of assembly.
2Reliability
If a stable mechanical connection is implemented using buckle structure, then assembly stability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional driving and buckle structures
Solution Approach 1:
The buckle structure utilizes elastic members that automatically engage the engaging portions with the mating portion when the auxiliary speaker is brought near the main speaker. This self-service mechanism reduces the need for complex actuating systems while maintaining stable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex multi-component mechanical fastening systems with a simplified buckle-mating portion mechanism driven by elastic members. This substitution maintains assembly stability while reducing overall structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If auxiliary speakers are easily separated from main speakers, then operational flexibility is improved, but assembly stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing it to transition smoothly between engaged and disengaged states. The buckle structure provides stable connection during normal operation but can be easily separated when needed, satisfying both requirements through its inherent mechanical design.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic members in the buckle structure allow for easy release of the engaging portions from the mating portion. When separation is needed, the elastic force automatically facilitates disengagement, providing both stability during use and ease of separation when required.
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
Enhances stability during assembly and facilitates easy separation of auxiliary speakers from main speakers, improving user experience and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a buckle structure (3) movably connected to the housing (11)
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AI summary
A splittable speaker assembly is disclosed. For the splittable speaker assembly, the driving structure (4) is movably connected to the main speaker (1) and abuts against an end of the buckle structure (3) to drive the buckle structure (3) to move. In a case where the driving structure (4) is moved to a first state relative to the main speaker (1), the buckle structure (3) is moved to a position where the buckle structure (3) is engaged with the mating portion (21), such that the auxiliary speaker (2) is engaged with the main speaker (1). In a case where the driving structure (4) is moved to a second state relative to the main speaker (1), the buckle structure (3) is moved to a position where the buckle structure (3) is separated from the mating portion (21), such that the auxiliary speaker (2) is disengaged from the main speaker (1).