Dual Display Magnetic Coupling for Hinge-Free Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices with displays are limited by their fixed size and form factor, which does not adapt to changing user needs or trends in communication and technology, lacking the ability to easily detach and reconfigure displays without external hinges.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device comprising two housings with cylindrical magnets that magnetically attach and detach, allowing for various angular configurations, enabling simultaneous or individual screen output based on the coupling form, without the need for an external hinge structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If two displays are magnetically attached without external hinges, then device complexity is reduced and flexibility is improved, but magnetic coupling stability may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate housings that can be magnetically attached or detached independently, allowing each housing to be optimized separately while maintaining overall functionality through magnetic coupling
Solution Approach 2:
Cylindrical magnets serve as intermediary elements between the two housings, providing the coupling force necessary to maintain stable attachment without direct mechanical connection or external hinges
2Adaptability or versatility
If displays are made detachable with various angular configurations, then adaptability is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic coupling system allows dynamic reconfiguration of the two housings into various angular positions and orientations, enabling the device to adapt to different use scenarios while maintaining stable attachment through magnetic attraction
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling angle and relative position between housings can be changed while maintaining magnetic attachment, allowing the system to transition between different stable states corresponding to various display configurations
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
Enables flexible display configurations, improving user experience and usability by allowing the device to adapt to different use scenarios and screen layouts, while maintaining a compact form factor.
Implementation Method 1
determine a coupling form in which the first housing and the second housing are attached by magnetic attraction of the first cylindrical magnet and the second cylindrical magnet
Data Source
AI summary
A method and an electronic device are provided, which attach or detaches two displays by magnetism. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first display exposed through a surface of the first housing, and a first cylindrical magnet disposed in a side of the first housing; and a second housing including a second display exposed through a surface of the second housing, and a second cylindrical magnet disposed in a side end of the second housing. At least one of the first cylindrical magnet and second cylindrical magnet is configured to rotate within the first housing and the second housing, respectively, by magnetic attraction of the first cylindrical magnet and second cylindrical magnet being adjacent to each other. The first housing and the second housing are coupled to each other by the magnetic attraction of the first cylindrical magnet and the second cylindrical magnet.