Window Button Assembly Integrating Antenna and Switch
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Solution Overview
Problem
As electronic devices become smaller, space for input/output devices becomes a premium, and existing designs often compromise on size and aesthetics, with input components being separate from the enclosure, detracting from the device's uniform appearance and effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A window button assembly that integrates input/output devices, such as communication antennas and switch components, under a button plank, allowing the plank to deflect and activate these components while maintaining a seamless appearance, with feedback components providing user interaction and status indication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If input/output devices are integrated into the enclosure, then the device appearance becomes more uniform and space is reduced, but the complexity of integrating multiple functions into a single component increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input/output functions (button input, antenna communication, status indicator display) into a single integrated window button assembly. The button plank serves as both a cosmetic cover and a functional input device, while housing the antenna and feedback components within the same structural element, thereby achieving uniform appearance without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The window button assembly performs multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as a cosmetic cover for the antenna, a mechanical button for user input, and a housing for the status indicator light. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, minimizing space while maintaining uniform appearance
2Shape
If the button plank is made flush with the enclosure, then the appearance is streamlined, but the switch component activation becomes less reliable
Solution Approach 1:
The button plank is designed with different local properties: the outer edges remain flush with the enclosure for aesthetic purposes, while the central region is configured to deflect inward when pressed. This localized variation in geometry allows the plank to maintain a streamlined appearance overall while providing sufficient travel distance in the activation region to reliably engage the switch component
3Volume of moving object
If multiple components are housed under the button plank, then space is minimized, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent nests multiple components (switch component, antenna, status indicator light) within the cavity formed by the button plank and enclosure. The button plank acts as a cover that encloses these components, similar to nested dolls, thereby minimizing the overall volume occupied by the input/output assembly while managing the complexity of housing multiple parts
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 solution minimizes space usage, enhances the device's appearance by integrating components, and provides efficient user input and feedback, streamlining the electronic device's cosmetics and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
the button plank is designed to deflect sufficiently to activate the switch component
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AI summary
A window button assembly is connected to an enclosure of an electronic device. The window button assembly can include a button plank and a switch component positioned underneath the button plank such that sufficient deflection of the button plank activates the switch component. A component may be included in the window button assembly. The component can be in communication with the switch component, and activation of the switch component can initiate an action by the component.