Adjustable Clamping Mechanism for Mobile Device Holders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional holding stands for mobile electronic devices are limited in adaptability due to their design specificity, making them unsuitable for devices of varying sizes and shapes, which restricts their use for different types of portable electronic products.
Innovation Solution
A holding apparatus with movable and slidable clamping members, including a main body with longitudinal and transverse positioning pillars and sliding tracks, allowing for adjustable clamping to accommodate devices of different dimensions, and the ability to be assembled with various stands for enhanced application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional holding stands are designed specifically to fit certain type and make of electronic devices, then the holding stand can provide stable support for that specific device type, but the adaptability to hold various sizes and shapes of devices is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic clamping members that can slide along the holding stand's longitudinal axis, allowing the clamping structure to adjust its position and accommodate different device sizes. The clamping members are designed to move horizontally and vertically, enabling the holder to adapt to various device dimensions while maintaining stable support through adjustable clamping force.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding stand utilizes adjustable parameters including the sliding position of clamping members, the clamping force applied, and the orientation of the holding structure. By changing these parameters, the stand can securely hold different types of electronic devices with varying sizes, shapes, and weights, resolving the contradiction between stability and adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a holding apparatus uses multiple movable and slidable clamping members with guiding grooves and sliding tracks, then the adaptability to hold objects of various dimensions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple clamping members into a single integrated holding structure where the clamping members are coupled through sliding tracks and guiding grooves. This merging allows the clamping members to move in a coordinated manner, reducing the need for independent control mechanisms for each component and simplifying the overall system while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding apparatus uses universal sliding tracks and guiding grooves that can accommodate different clamping member configurations. These standardized interfaces allow the same basic structure to hold various device types by simply adjusting the position of clamping members, reducing complexity through reusable, multi-functional components.
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AI summary
A holding apparatus (1) has a main body (10), a longitudinal clamping member (11), and a second (12) and a third (13) clamping members. The first clamping member is slidably disposed on the main body, and the first clamping member has at least one pair of slanted sliding-tracks (111) . The transverse clamping members (12,13) are slidably disposed on the main body each having at least one sliding element (122,132) slidably coupled to the slanted sliding-track (112,113) of the longitudinal clamping member.