Waterproof Bracket With Component Mount to Eliminate Dead Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waterproof brackets for electronic devices create dead space due to their sole function of supporting buttons and providing waterproofing, without additional functionality.
Innovation Solution
A waterproof bracket design that incorporates a mount for electrical components, a cable hole for button cables, and a seal to maintain waterproofness while minimizing dead space, featuring a metal contact area and thermal interfaces for improved performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a waterproof bracket is disposed in the button mounting space to prevent liquid from entering the interior, then waterproofness is improved, but dead space is generated in the housing
Solution Approach 1:
The waterproof bracket is transformed from a single-function component (only waterproofing and button support) into a multi-functional component by integrating an electrical component mount. This allows the bracket to simultaneously provide waterproofing, button support, and electrical component mounting, thereby utilizing the previously wasted dead space productively and reducing overall device volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the waterproof bracket and the electrical component mount into a single integrated structure. The mount is formed as part of the bracket body, combining two previously separate functions (waterproofing and electrical component support) into one unified component, thereby eliminating dead space and improving spatial efficiency.
2Volume of stationary object
If the waterproof bracket is designed with additional functions, then dead space is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the waterproof bracket and electrical component mount into a single integrated structure, reducing the number of separate components and assembly steps. This merging approach reduces device complexity while simultaneously eliminating dead space by utilizing the bracket's internal volume.
Solution Approach 2:
By designing the bracket to perform multiple functions (waterproofing, button support, and electrical component mounting), the patent reduces the need for additional separate components. This multi-functionality approach simplifies the overall device structure while effectively utilizing space that would otherwise be wasted.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device including at least one electrical component, a button exposed to an exterior of the electronic device and configured to receive an input from a user, a button cable electrically connected to the button and configured to transmit an input signal from the button, and a waterproof bracket having a first surface positioned in an area exposed to moisture introduced from the exterior of the electronic device and a second surface positioned in an area not exposed to moisture, wherein the waterproof bracket includes a mount configured such that the electrical component is placed therein, and a cable hole provided through the waterproof bracket from the first surface to the second surface, and wherein the button cable extends through the cable hole towards a position of the second surface.