Detachable Multi-Axis Accessory Support for Device Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing accessories for electronic devices face challenges in mounting devices on in-vehicle cradles or simple point of sales (POS) terminals while providing protection, storage, and functional expansion.
Innovation Solution
An accessory with a coupler and pivotable support system, including a fixing member, hinge member, and multiple support members that rotate and pivot around multiple axes, allowing the electronic device to be positioned in various angles and orientations, including as a wall-mounted holder, with integrated storage, card readers, and power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an accessory combines protective case with holding function, then protection and storage convenience are improved, but mounting on in-vehicle cradle or POS terminal becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory is divided into separate functional modules: a protective case portion and a mounting portion with coupler and support members. The mounting portion can be detachably coupled to the protective case, allowing the user to attach or detach the mounting functionality as needed. This segmentation enables the protective case to maintain its primary protection function while adding mounting capability when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members are configured to be pivotable between a retracted position (where they contact the coupler) and an extended position (where they protrude outward). This dynamic adjustment allows the support members to adapt to different mounting scenarios, enabling secure mounting on various surfaces such as in-vehicle cradles or POS terminals while maintaining a compact form when not in use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessory includes multiple functions (storage, card reader, power source), then functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory integrates multiple functions including protective case, card storage compartments, card reader, and auxiliary power source with USB port into a single unified device. The coupler and support members serve dual purposes: providing mounting functionality and simultaneously acting as structural support for the integrated components. This multi-functionality approach consolidates what would otherwise be separate devices into one accessory.
Solution Approach 2:
The protective case, storage compartments, card reader, and power source are merged into a single integrated accessory structure. The coupler assembly is combined with the protective case, and the support members are integrated to provide both mechanical support and mounting capability. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall system while maintaining all desired functions.
3Device complexity
If support members are fixed, then structural simplicity is improved, but positioning flexibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed with pivotable joints that allow them to rotate between a retracted position (contacting the coupler) and an extended position (protruding outward). This dynamic capability enables the support members to adapt to different mounting angles and orientations while maintaining a relatively simple structural design based on the coupler-support member assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members can change their spatial configuration by pivoting around the coupler, altering parameters such as extension distance, angle, and orientation. This parameter change capability allows the same structural components to achieve multiple positioning states without requiring complex mechanisms or additional parts.
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory for an electronic device includes a coupler detachably attachable to the electronic device, and a support coupled with the coupler to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. The support includes a fixing member coupled with the coupler, a hinge member coupled with the fixing member to rotate around a first rotation axis, a first support member coupled with the hinge member, to pivot around the first rotation axis along with a rotation of the hinge member and to rotate around a second rotation axis intersecting with the first rotation axis, and a second support member extending from an end of the first support member to revolve around the first rotation axis along with a pivoting of the first support member, and to pivot around the second rotation axis along with a rotation of the first support member.