Toy Battery Compartment Spring Contacts for Impact-Stable Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Toy figurines with electronic components face instability in power supply due to impacts, leading to potential malfunction or interruption of play experiences, as traditional battery connections are prone to disconnection.
Innovation Solution
A battery compartment with a leaf spring connector system that ensures correct polarity insertion and stable terminal connection, featuring a battery-shoulder receiving part and guide elements for linear movement, ensuring electrical contact only when the battery is correctly inserted.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional battery connections are used in toy figurines, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability of power supply deteriorates due to disconnection during impacts
Solution Approach 1:
The battery connection system employs spring connectors that are resilient and capable of dynamic movement. The spring connectors can compress and expand to maintain electrical contact during impacts, transforming the static connection into a dynamic one that adapts to mechanical shocks and vibrations, thereby maintaining power supply reliability without excessive structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The battery connection system is divided into separate functional components: spring connectors for electrical contact, a movable battery-shoulder receiving part for mechanical retention, and guide elements for positioning. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function while working together to provide reliable power supply
2Reliability
If a secure battery connection is implemented with spring connectors and movable parts, then the reliability of electrical contact improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring connectors serve multiple functions simultaneously: they provide electrical contact through their conductive properties, maintain mechanical pressure on the battery terminals through their resilient nature, and accommodate positional variations through their elastic deformation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while improving electrical contact stability
3Reliability
If the first contact surface is recessed relative to the rim of the battery-shoulder receiving part, then incorrect battery insertion is prevented, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery-shoulder receiving part features an asymmetric design where the first contact surface is recessed relative to the rim, creating a geometric constraint that only allows correct polarity insertion. This asymmetric geometry provides mechanical guidance that naturally directs the battery into the correct orientation, reducing insertion errors while maintaining user-friendly operation through intuitive alignment
4Stability of the object's composition
If guide elements are added to allow only linear translational movement, then the stability of battery positioning improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide elements constrain battery movement by providing geometric constraints in specific dimensions while allowing freedom in others. The guide elements restrict motion to linear translation along the insertion axis by providing physical barriers in lateral directions, achieving stable positioning through dimensional constraint rather than complex mechanical mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a stable and secure power supply to electronic components, preventing malfunctions and ensuring uninterrupted play experiences by ensuring correct battery insertion and maintaining electrical contact despite impacts.
Implementation Method 1
a first spring connector in the form of a leaf spring comprising a flat body
Implementation Method 2
having a first electric contact surface configured for contacting a positive terminal of the battery
Data Source
AI summary
A battery compartment for a toy figurine including an elongate cavity configured to receive a battery. The battery compartment has a first spring connector defining a positive contact surface for connection to the battery received in the elongate cavity. The battery compartment also has a battery shoulder mounted to the spring connector. The battery shoulder defines a hole shaped to fit a positive terminal of the battery therethrough. The battery compartment includes a second siring connector defining a negative contact surface for connection to the battery received in the elongate cavity. The second spring connector is configured to elastically maneuver to lengthen the donate cavity.