Electrical Power Coupler for Tablet Case with Segmented Plug
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices, such as laptop-shaped computing devices with integrated stands and their conventional cases, face challenges in ease of use for containment, particularly in efficiently coupling and decoupling electrical power connections.
Innovation Solution
An electrical power coupler system comprising a coupler plug and electrodes, designed to removably couple with both the electronic device's receptacle and the case's docking bay, featuring elongated grooves and notches for secure engagement and movement between coupled and uncoupled positions, allowing for easy attachment and detachment while maintaining electrical connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional cases with integrated power connections are used, then power transfer is direct, but ease of operation for coupling and decoupling is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The power coupling system is divided into three separate components: a coupler plug that interfaces with the electronic device's power receptacle, a docking bay in the case, and a removable power coupler assembly. This segmentation allows the coupler plug to be easily attached or detached from the device while the docking bay remains integrated in the case, significantly improving ease of operation for power connection management.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupler plug serves as an intermediary component between the electronic device's power receptacle and the case's docking bay. This mediator enables power transfer without requiring direct integration between the device and case, allowing users to easily couple and decouple power connections while maintaining a stable electrical connection through the intermediate coupler plug design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If power receptacle is integrated directly into case, then power transfer is stable, but adaptability to different receptacle types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The coupler plug is designed with universal adaptability to accommodate different power receptacle types such as Lightning and USB-C connections. The coupler plug can be configured with different connector types while maintaining the same docking bay interface in the case, enabling the system to work with multiple device types and power connection standards without compromising connection stability.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including an electrical power coupler for an electronic tablet computing device, the electronic tablet computing device having an electrical-power-capable receptacle, the electrical power coupler for a tablet case assembly, the tablet case assembly having an electrical-power-coupler docking bay, the electrical power coupler including a coupler plug sized and shaped to removably couple with the electrical-power-capable receptacle of the electronic tablet computing device, the electrical power coupler sized and shaped to removably couple with the electrical-power-coupler docking bay of the tablet case assembly; a first coupler electrode; and a second coupler electrode, the coupler plug being in electrical connection with the first coupler electrode and with the second coupler electrode.