Docking Station Clamp With Elastic Restoring Force
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Solution Overview
Problem
Commercially available docking stations for portable electronic devices are often complex and difficult to use, lacking simple mechanisms for easy mounting and operation.
Innovation Solution
A docking station design featuring a base with a clamp member that includes a body, a hook portion, and a resilient element, allowing for elastic deformation and restoration to securely hold electronic devices without complex user operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If commercially available docking stations use simple mounting mechanisms, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp member automatically clamps the electronic device when placed on the docking station base, without requiring user operation. The resilient element provides automatic engagement and release functionality, making the system self-servicing rather than requiring manual intervention for clamping operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping function is extracted as a separate, independent clamp member that can be easily attached and detached from the base. This modular approach simplifies the overall system while maintaining functionality, allowing the clamp to be a standalone component rather than an integrated complex mechanism.
2Device complexity
If the clamp member structure is simplified, then device complexity is reduced, but clamping reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hook portion is designed with a curved or hooked geometry that naturally engages with the electronic device edge. This curved shape provides reliable mechanical interlocking while maintaining structural simplicity, ensuring the device remains securely clamped without complex locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp member uses a resilient element (such as a spring) that can be easily replaced if worn, rather than designing for indefinite service life. This approach maintains reliability through simplicity and ease of replacement rather than through complex durable mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The docking station provides a convenient and secure mounting solution for portable electronic devices, facilitating extended use by allowing easy placement and clamping through an elastic restoring force, reducing the complexity of user operations.
Implementation Method 1
When the hook portion receives a force, the body is elastically deformed and drives the resilient element to produce an elastic restoring force; when the hook portion does not receive a force, the elastic restoring force of the resilient element drives the body to restore to an initial position
Data Source
AI summary
The application discloses a docking station including a base and a clamp member. The base includes a seat, and an extension portion connected to the seat and extending upwards. The clamp member is assembled at the extension portion, and includes a body, a hook portion and a resilient element. The body is assembled at the extension portion. The hook portion is provided at an end portion of the body. The resilient element is provided at the body and is near the hook portion. When the hook portion receives a force, the body is elastically deformed and drives the resilient element to produce an elastic restoring force; when the hook portion does not receive a force, the elastic restoring force of the resilient element drives the body to restore to an initial position.