Rotating Air Vent Mount Locking Structure for Heavy Phone Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air outlet supports for automobile air conditioners are prone to shaking or falling off when a heavy mobile phone is mounted, leading to instability and safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
An air outlet support design featuring 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.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a clamp is used to fix the air outlet support on the air conditioner grille, then the structure is simple and easy to install, but the support shakes or falls off when a heavy mobile phone is mounted, resulting in poor stability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a rotating part that can transition between different states (locked and unlocked). The rotating part changes the operational state of the snapping part, allowing it to dynamically adjust between a loose installation state and a firmly locked state. This resolves the contradiction by enabling the support to be easily installed initially, then securely locked to prevent shaking or falling when bearing heavy loads.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the parameter changes principle by modifying the structural parameters of the snapping part through rotation. When the rotating part turns, it changes the position or shape parameter of the snapping part, transforming it from a state where it can be easily inserted to a state where it firmly engages with the grille. This parameter transformation allows the same component to satisfy both ease of installation and stability requirements under different operational conditions.
2Device complexity
If a simple clamp structure is used, then the device complexity is low, but it cannot securely hold heavy mobile phones, resulting in shaking or falling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the segmentation principle by dividing the fixing mechanism into distinct functional components: a snapping part for engagement, a rotating part for state transition, and a limiting mechanism for position control. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, achieving reliable holding stability through coordinated action of simple individual parts rather than requiring a single complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a rotating part that can transition between different states (locked and unlocked). The rotating part changes the operational state of the snapping part, allowing it to dynamically adjust between a loose installation state and a firmly locked state. This resolves the contradiction by enabling the support to be easily installed initially, then securely locked to prevent shaking or falling when bearing heavy loads.
3Reliability
If the snapping part is fixed in position, then the structure is stable, but it cannot be adjusted or detached easily for repositioning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a rotating part that can transition between different states (locked and unlocked). The rotating part changes the operational state of the snapping part, allowing it to dynamically adjust between a loose installation state and a firmly locked state. This resolves the contradiction by enabling the support to be easily installed initially, then securely locked to prevent shaking or falling when bearing heavy loads.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the preliminary action principle by providing a limiting mechanism that pre-defines the rotation range of the rotating part. This preliminary constraint ensures that the rotating part can only rotate within a specific range, maintaining the snapping part in a stable locked position during normal use, while still allowing controlled rotation for adjustment or detachment when needed. The limiting mechanism prepares the system in advance to balance stability and adjustability.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an air outlet support mountable to an air conditioner of an automobile, belonging to the technical field of fixing supports for vehicle-mounted electronic devices. The air outlet support 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.