Wireless Ultrasound Probe Battery Housing for Waterproof Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless ultrasound probes powered by internal batteries face challenges in battery replacement and maintenance, particularly in maintaining waterproof performance during battery exchange.
Innovation Solution
A wireless probe design that allows the battery to be inserted and separated along a longitudinal direction, with a housing configuration that includes a battery accommodating unit and flexible circuit units to facilitate easy battery replacement while enhancing waterproofing through electrode positioning and sealing mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery is fixed inside the housing, then the waterproof performance is improved, but the ease of battery replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The battery is designed as a separable component with distinct insertion and removal interfaces. The battery accommodating unit provides a dedicated slot that allows the battery to be divided into removable and fixed portions, enabling easy replacement while maintaining waterproof sealing when properly installed.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery accommodating unit acts as an intermediary structure between the battery and the housing. It provides a controlled interface that facilitates battery insertion and removal while maintaining the waterproof barrier, solving the contradiction between ease of replacement and waterproof performance.
2Ease of operation
If the battery is inserted along the longitudinal direction, then the ease of battery replacement is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The battery accommodating unit serves multiple functions: it guides the battery insertion along the longitudinal direction, provides electrical connectivity, ensures proper positioning, and maintains waterproof sealing. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate complex mechanisms for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery is nested within the battery accommodating unit, which itself is integrated into the housing structure. This nested arrangement allows the battery to be inserted along the longitudinal direction while maintaining a compact overall structure, avoiding excessive device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the battery is placed between the transducer and circuit board, then the ease of battery replacement is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The battery accommodating unit provides localized structural features such as guide rails, positioning pins, or shaped interfaces at the specific location between the transducer and circuit board. These local quality enhancements ensure precise battery positioning without requiring high precision throughout the entire device assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery accommodating unit is pre-configured with positioning features and alignment guides during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures that when the battery is inserted, it automatically aligns to the correct position with minimal tolerance requirements, reducing the overall manufacturing precision burden.
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AI summary
A wireless probe includes a housing having a length in a first direction, a first transducer located at one end of the housing in the first direction, a circuit board located inside the housing and electrically connected to the first transducer, and a battery located between the first transducer and the circuit board inside the housing and having a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the housing is configured to allow the battery to be inserted and separated along the second direction.