Bracket Assembly And Electronic Device Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bracket assemblies for electronic devices lack versatility, as they primarily function as fixed supports, limiting their functionality and usability.
Innovation Solution
A bracket assembly that includes a base, a first bracket swingably mounted to the base, allowing an inclined angle, and a second bracket with a rotation function and foldable to a rotation seat, enabling both support and handhold capabilities, with folding stability ensured by adsorption or snap fit forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the bracket is fixed relative to the base, then the structure is simple and stable, but the functionality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with swingable and foldable connections to the base, allowing it to transition between fixed and movable states. This dynamic structure enables the bracket to adapt to different usage scenarios while maintaining structural integrity through controlled movement mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly incorporates multiple functional capabilities including support, handholding, and rotation functions within a single structure. By integrating these diverse functions into one assembly, the design improves versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single bracket design is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot satisfy diverse application needs
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket system is divided into separate functional components including a support bracket and a handhold bracket, each with specialized functions. These segmented components can be independently configured and combined to meet different application requirements, enhancing versatility while managing complexity through modularity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket components are designed with movable connections that allow dynamic reconfiguration. The swingable and foldable mechanisms enable the same structural elements to serve different functions in different configurations, allowing a single physical assembly to satisfy diverse application needs without requiring multiple separate designs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the functionality of the bracket assembly by allowing adjustable support, rotation, and handhold features, providing a comprehensive application that meets diverse user needs and ensures stable folding.
Implementation Method 1
when the second bracket is folded relative to the rotation seat, the second bracket is fixed to the rotation seat by adsorption force or snap fit force
Implementation Method 2
a rotation seat, rotatably mounted to the base and rotable along an axis of the rotation seat
Implementation Method 3
the second bracket is provided with a folding member between the second bracket and the rotation seat, and an end of the folding member is connected to the second bracket and another end of the folding member is connected to the rotation seat
Data Source
AI summary
The present application discloses a bracket assembly, which includes a base, a first bracket, a rotation seat and a second bracket. The first bracket is swingably mounted to the base and swingable or foldable relative to the base, to facilitate providing an inclined angle between the first bracket and the base, thereby contacting a tabletop or supporting a tabletop through the first bracket. In addition, the second bracket achieves the rotation function relative to the base through the rotation seat, to facilitate that the second bracket has the rotation function, and the second bracket is foldably mounted to the rotation seat and openable and foldable relative to the rotation seat, and when the second bracket is folded relative to the rotation seat, the second bracket is held by the user's hand.