Spring-Suspended Laptop Compartment Shock Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional carrying solutions, such as bags and briefcases, inadequately protect laptop computers due to standard measurements leading to movement and potential impact, and are not versatile for different electronic devices, compromising both protection and user comfort.
Innovation Solution
A carrying solution with a compartment featuring a double base and intermediate support component suspended by mechanical springs, which acts as a shock absorber and ejector, reducing the apparent weight and movement of the device, and includes spring-type shock absorbers in lateral surfaces for wedging and protection, along with an anti-ejection system for easy removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard measurement compartments are used in bags and briefcases, then the carrying means can accommodate various articles, but the laptop computer moves due to weight causing discomfort and reduced protection
Solution Approach 1:
The compartment is segmented into a fixed base and a movable intermediate support component suspended by springs. This segmentation allows the support component to move independently to absorb shocks while maintaining overall compartment stability for protecting the laptop computer.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate support component is made dynamic through spring suspension, allowing it to move and adapt to the laptop's weight and movements. This dynamic element provides shock absorption and maintains protection while accommodating the laptop securely.
2Reliability
If rigid protective covers are used for laptop computers, then physical integrity is ensured during transport, but the covers are dedicated only to laptop computers and cannot be used for other articles
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying means achieves universality by combining a standard compartment design with a specialized suspended support component. The compartment can accommodate various articles while the support component provides dedicated laptop protection, making the bag suitable for multiple purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The protective function is segmented into the suspended intermediate support component that contacts the laptop and the fixed compartment structure that provides overall containment. This allows the protective mechanism to be specific to laptops while the overall bag remains versatile.
3Device complexity
If the compartment base is fixed, then the structure is simple, but the laptop computer may come into direct contact with the ground causing impact damage
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate support component acts as an intermediary between the laptop computer and the compartment base. Suspended by springs, it serves as a mediator that prevents direct ground contact and transmits shocks gradually, protecting the laptop from impact damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring suspension system provides beforehand cushioning by being pre-loaded and ready to absorb impacts before they reach the laptop. The mechanical springs are designed to compress and dissipate impact energy, protecting the computer from ground contact shocks.
4Ease of manufacture
If the compartment is designed with standard measurements, then manufacturing is easy, but it is difficult to remove the laptop computer from the bag
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate support component's dynamic suspension allows it to move and adjust during insertion and removal operations. This movement facilitates easier laptop extraction from the compartment while maintaining secure positioning during transport.
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 protection and comfort by reducing impact risk, maintaining the device off the ground, and allowing easy retrieval, while being adaptable to various electronic devices beyond laptops.
Implementation Method 1
the component being capable of acting as a shock absorber... the suspension of the intermediate support component is achieved by means of mechanical springs... These mechanical springs are thus compressible and flexible and have a certain degree of resilience capable of acting as a shock-absorber for the article being carried
Implementation Method 2
These mechanical springs are thus compressible and flexible and have a certain degree of resilience... due to the compressible character of the assembly consisting of the intermediate support component and the springs that provide suspension, the apparent weight of the article to be carried is reduced for the user
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AI summary
This carrying means for an article having at least one rectilinear surface comprises at least one compartment of measurements suitable to enable it to receive the article, and demarcated by a base and lateral surfaces. The base of the said compartment receives an intermediate support component that is suspended relative to the base and capable of operating as a shock absorber.