Spring Module for Slide Phone with Integrated Support Rods
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing spring structures in slide phones are complex, costly, and occupy too much thickness, failing to meet the requirements for a lightweight and thin design due to their intricate structure and use of multiple sheet metals and compressed springs.
Innovation Solution
A simplified spring structure comprising a support body, support rods, mounting members, and springs that directly connect to the phone's shells, eliminating the need for plate-shaped sheet metals and reducing manufacturing complexity and cost, while using additional springs between support bodies for stability and balanced force distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If two pieces of plate-shaped sheet metal and a compressed spring are used to form the spring structure, then the slide phone can achieve semi-automatic opening and closing function, but the structure becomes complicated and occupies much thickness space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the two separate sheet metals into a single integrated component that works with one spring. The support body integrates the functions of both original sheet metals, and the support rods provide the sliding mechanism, reducing structural complexity while maintaining the semi-automatic opening and closing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the integrated support body into two separate support bodies (first support body and second support body) connected by support rods. This segmentation allows for better force distribution and stability while simplifying the overall structure compared to the original two-sheet-metal design.
2Ease of operation
If two pieces of plate-shaped sheet metal and a compressed spring are used to form the spring structure, then the slide phone can achieve semi-automatic opening and closing function, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging two sheet metals into one integrated support body, the patent reduces the number of parts that need to be manufactured and assembled. This simplification directly reduces manufacturing cost while preserving the semi-automatic opening and closing function through the integrated support body and support rod mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If two pieces of sheet metal are used in the spring structure, then the sliding function can be achieved, but the thickness space is occupied and light and thin requirements cannot be satisfied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two sheet metals into a single integrated support body structure, which significantly reduces the thickness occupied by the spring structure. The support rods provide the necessary sliding function with minimal thickness, allowing the slide phone to meet light and thin design requirements.
4Force
If a compressed spring with much spring steel is used, then the elastic force function can be achieved, but the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the spring mechanism into the support body structure itself, where the support rods work with the spring in a unified design. This integration reduces the complexity of the spring structure while maintaining the necessary elastic force for the semi-automatic opening and closing function.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the spring structure, reduces manufacturing costs, and satisfies the light and thin requirements for cell phones by directly connecting components and using a more stable and balanced force distribution mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
the compressed spring connected to the sheet metal may implement, through its elastic force, semi-automatic relative sliding of the two pieces of sheet metal
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AI summary
The present invention provides a spring structure and a slide phone using the spring structure. The spring structure includes: a support body, a first support rod, a second support rod, a first spring, a second spring, a first mounting member used for connecting to an upper shell of a slide phone, and a second mounting member used for connecting to a lower shell of the slide phone, where an installation hole running through the support body is disposed on the support body; one end of the first support rod is connected to the first mounting member and the other end is inserted in the installation hole of the support body, the first support rod may move along the installation hole, and the first support rod is sleeved with the first spring; one end of the second support rod is connected to the second mounting member and the other end is inserted in the installation hole of the support body, the second support rod may move along the installation hole, and the second support rod is sleeved with the second spring. The present invention simplifies a structure of the spring structure and reduces a manufacturing cost.