Tracker With Segmented Battery And Removal-Prevention Switch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trackers face issues with power supply duration and removal prevention, as they can be unintentionally or maliciously separated from objects, and their power supply does not meet the varying needs of different application periods.
Innovation Solution
A tracker design that includes a tracking device with recesses and fixing holes, and a battery device with a receiving portion, body portion, and conductive terminals, allowing for multiple battery combinations to provide sufficient power and featuring a removal-prevention switch and magnets for secure attachment and alarm triggering upon separation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If a single battery is used in the tracker, then the device structure is simple, but the power supply duration is insufficient for long-term monitoring applications
Solution Approach 1:
The battery system is segmented into multiple individual battery units (first battery, second battery, etc.) that can be independently installed in separate battery cavities within the tracker housing. This segmentation allows the power supply duration to be extended by adding more battery units while maintaining relatively simple individual battery structures, directly resolving the contradiction between power supply duration and device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the tracker is designed with easy attachment, then it can be quickly installed on objects, but it can be easily separated unintentionally or maliciously
Solution Approach 1:
The tracker incorporates a removal prevention mechanism that applies counter-action against unauthorized removal attempts. The removal prevention switch is normally held in a switched-off state by the attachment magnet, and any attempt to separate the tracker triggers the switch to activate an alarm signal. This preliminary anti-action prevents easy separation while maintaining reliable attachment, resolving the contradiction between attachment ease and attachment reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the tracker uses a fixed power supply capacity, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot meet the varying power needs of different application periods
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply system is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed. Multiple battery cavities allow the user to configure the number and arrangement of battery units according to specific application requirements. The system can be adapted from short-term to long-term monitoring by simply adding or removing battery units, providing power supply adaptability without requiring complex power management circuits or rechargeable systems.
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
The tracker achieves extended power supply and secure attachment to objects, preventing unauthorized removal by allowing multiple battery combinations and utilizing a removal-prevention switch and magnets for secure attachment and alarm triggering.
Implementation Method 1
featuring a removal-prevention switch and magnets for secure attachment
Data Source
AI summary
A tracker includes a tracking device and a battery device. The tracking device has recesses, fixing holes and conductive points. The battery device has a receiving portion and a body portion integrally coupled to the receiving portion. The receiving portion is provided with a receiving groove and has protrusions, through holes and conductive terminals. The body portion has recesses, fixing holes and conductive points. The tracking device is received in the receiving groove. The recesses, fixing holes and conductive points of the tracking device are respectively corresponding to the protrusions, through holes and conductive terminals of the battery device. The shape of the body portion is the same as that of the tracking device, and the recesses, fixing holes and conductive points of the body portion are disposed at the same position as the tracking device.