Automobile Air Outlet Mount With Rotating Snap Lock for Heavy Phones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air outlet supports for vehicles tend to shake or fall off when fixing heavy mobile devices, leading to instability and safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
An air outlet support system comprising a first and second housing, a snapping part with a bent portion, and a rotating part that allows the snapping part to be displaced along its axial direction, providing secure locking and unlocking mechanisms for easy installation and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a clamp is used to fix the air outlet support on the air outlet grille, then the installation is simple and quick, but the support becomes unstable and shakes or falls off when carrying heavy mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic locking mechanism where the rotating part can transition between different positions (locked and unlocked) to adapt to different operational states. The rotating part engages with the snapping part to create a mechanically locked state that provides stable fixation, while still allowing easy rotation to unlock and remove the support when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a snapping part as an intermediary element between the clamp and the air outlet grille. This snapping part, with its bent portion and interaction with the rotating part, acts as a mediator that enhances the connection stability while maintaining the simplicity of the overall structure. The snapping part engages with the grille and is secured by the rotating part, creating a reliable fixation system.
2Device complexity
If a simple clamp structure is used, then the device complexity is low and manufacturing is easy, but the support cannot securely hold heavy mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the support structure into distinct functional segments: a clamp part for initial attachment, a snapping part for engagement with the grille, and a rotating part for locking. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and easy to manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the curved geometry of the snapping part's bent portion to create an interlocking mechanism with the rotating part. The curved shape provides mechanical advantage and increases the holding capacity by creating a more secure engagement that can withstand the weight of heavy mobile devices, while adding minimal complexity to the structure.
3Reliability
If the support is firmly fixed to prevent shaking, then stability is improved, but the ability to adjust and remove the support becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating part provides a dynamic locking mechanism that can easily transition between locked and unlocked states. When locked, it provides firm fixation to prevent shaking; when unlocked, it allows easy removal or adjustment of the support. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between stable fixation and ease of adjustment.
Data Source
AI summary
An air outlet support mountable to an air conditioner of an automobile includes a first housing, a second housing, a snapping part, and a rotating part. The second housing is connected to the first housing, and has a first through hole; the snapping part penetrates through the first through hole and has a first bent portion; and the rotating part is rotatably arranged between the first housing and the second housing, and is movably connected to the snapping part. When the rotating part rotates, the snapping part is displaced along an axial direction of the rotating part, and the first housing and the second housing are configured to limit displacement of the rotating part in the axial direction of the rotating part; and the snapping part is rotatably connected to the rotating part.