Adjustable armrest mouse pad
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing armrest mouse pads are either inflexible or require complex assembly, failing to provide adjustable spacing between the armrest and the mouse pad to accommodate different user preferences and chair configurations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable armrest mouse pad design featuring a separate mouse pad platform, an armrest platform, and an adjustment plate that bridges the two, allowing for adjustable spacing and easy assembly, with strap mounts for secure attachment to a chair arm.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If armrest mouse pads are formed as a unitary structure, then structural integrity is improved, but packaging volume increases and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The armrest mouse pad is divided into separate components (armrest platform, mouse pad platform, adjustment plate) that can be packaged compactly and assembled by the user, reducing packaging volume while maintaining structural integrity through designed connection interfaces
2Stability of the object's composition
If armrest mouse pads are formed as a unitary structure, then structural integrity is improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into modular components with standardized connection interfaces (adjustment plate with mounting holes, strap mounts), enabling simple assembly through basic fastening operations while maintaining overall structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables user-friendly self-assembly through intuitive component interfaces and included hardware, allowing end-users to assemble the adjustable armrest mouse pad without requiring specialized tools or technical expertise
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed spacing is used between armrest and mouse pad, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment plate provides multiple pre-defined positioning holes that allow dynamic adjustment of the spacing between armrest and mouse pad platforms, enabling users to customize the configuration based on their arm length and chair setup while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized hole patterns
4Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable spacing is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism uses a simple plate with multiple mounting holes rather than complex mechanical adjustment devices, providing adaptable spacing while minimizing structural complexity and maintaining ease of assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment plate serves multiple functions: it connects the armrest and mouse pad platforms, provides adjustable spacing through multiple hole positions, and includes strap mounts for securing the assembly, thereby reducing the need for separate components
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly includes a mouse pad platform forming an upper mouse pad platform surface suitable for operating a computer mouse, an armrest platform forming an upper armrest platform surface suitable for supporting a forearm of a user while operating the computer mouse, an adjustment plate fixedly coupled to an underside of the mouse pad platform and an underside of the armrest platform, thereby connecting the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform, and a clamp below the upper mouse pad platform surface. The adjustment plate is selectively positionable along the underside of the mouse pad platform and selectively positionable along the underside of the armrest platform allowing adjustable spacing between the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform.