Toggle Button Structure for Stable Tool-Free Quick Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wiring methods require specialized tools and professional assistance, leading to inconvenient, time-consuming, and inefficient operations due to the need for screw fastening and potential damage from incorrect use of toggle mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A toggle button structure with a housing, toggle lever, and button mechanism featuring protrusions and elastic components that stabilize the toggle lever, allowing secure wire locking without tools, and a quick wiring mechanism that uses a toggle lever to control elastic wire clamping structures for easy wire insertion and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a screw locking mechanism is used for wire fastening, then the wire can be securely locked, but specialized tools and professionals are required, making the operation inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-based mechanical fastening system with a snap-fit mechanism. The wire is secured through a snapping action where a clamping component engages with a positioning structure, eliminating the need for screwdrivers or torque tools. This substitution maintains secure wire locking while dramatically improving ease of operation for end users.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap-fit mechanism is designed to be self-operating by the end user without requiring professional intervention. The wiring component includes user-accessible elements such as a push button or lever that activates the snapping action, enabling ordinary users to perform wiring operations independently without specialized tools or training.
2Productivity
If a toggle lever with snap-fit is used for fastening, then wiring becomes faster and easier, but incorrect operation can cause damage to the hook or positioning part
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a protective mechanism that prevents incorrect operation before damage can occur. The toggle lever is designed with a specific engagement geometry where the hook and positioning part can only engage in one correct orientation. The structure includes guide surfaces and interlocking features that physically prevent forced or incorrect manipulation, thereby protecting the snap-fit components from damage while maintaining fast operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap-fit mechanism includes built-in protective features such as reinforced engagement surfaces and stress-distributing structures that cushion against potential misuse. The hook and positioning part are designed with sufficient mechanical strength and appropriate geometry to absorb minor operational errors without suffering permanent damage, ensuring long-term reliability while enabling rapid wiring operations.
3Reliability
If a button mechanism is added to control the toggle lever, then incorrect operation is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the button mechanism directly into the toggle lever assembly, combining multiple functions into a unified structure. The button serves dual purposes: it acts as both the actuator for releasing the snap-fit engagement and as part of the lever mechanism itself. This merging approach prevents incorrect operation while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity, as the button is not an separate additive component but rather an integrated element of the existing lever structure.
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
Enables secure, efficient, and user-friendly wire locking and unlocking operations, reducing the risk of damage and improving efficiency by eliminating the need for specialized tools and simplifying the wiring process.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic component, wherein the elastic component is arranged above the button and pushes the button to move upward
Data Source
AI summary
The present application discloses a toggle button structure and a quick wiring mechanism, the toggle button structure comprising: a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a toggle lever moving hole, an inner side wall of the toggle lever moving hole is provided with a first protrusion; a toggle lever, wherein the toggle lever extends into an inner cavity of the housing through the toggle lever moving hole, a bottom end of the toggle lever is rotatably connected with the inner cavity of the housing, and a top end of the toggle lever protrudes from the toggle lever moving hole; a button, wherein the button is slidably arranged inside the toggle lever by means of an elastic component, a side wall of the button is provided with a second protrusion, the second protrusion protrudes from a side wall of the toggle lever and can slide inside the toggle lever along with the button. When the button is not pressed, the second protrusion and the first protrusion are oppositely abutting against each other to prevent the toggle lever from swinging toward a side close to the first protrusion effectively, thereby increasing the overall stability of the structure, and preventing occurrence of the toggle lever being pushed accidentally which would result in incorrect operation. And by means of the cooperation of the first protrusion and the second protrusion, the stability of the toggle lever at the specific position is ensured and the operation accuracy is improved.