Flexible Electronic Holder Structure for Curved Dashboard Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic product holders, such as vehicle-mounted holders, face issues with stability due to mismatched curvature between the holder's base and the dashboard, limiting versatility and requiring adjustments in distance and angle for optimal user experience, which increases production costs and failure rates.
Innovation Solution
An electronic product holder and retaining portion integrated structure featuring a bendable metal flexible member with a retaining portion and a holder that can be adjusted by twisting or bending, covered with flexible rubber, allowing for pre-adjustment of curvature and attachment via a retaining device like adhesive, Velcro, or magnetic, enabling better fit and user-adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a horizontal bottom plate is used on the retaining base, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but the adhesive connection stability is poor due to gaps formed with the curved dashboard surface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies curvature to the bottom plate of the retaining base, transforming it from a horizontal flat surface to a curved surface that conforms to the dashboard's curvature. This eliminates gaps between the bottom plate and dashboard, significantly improving adhesive connection stability and preventing the holder from falling off during vehicle movement.
2Reliability
If a curved base plate is used to fit the curved dashboard surface, then the adhesive connection stability is improved, but the versatility is reduced due to inability to fit well to different vehicles with different dashboard curvatures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a flexible rubber sheet as an intermediate layer between the curved bottom plate and the dashboard. This flexible material can be pre-adjusted to match different dashboard curvatures, allowing the same retaining base structure to be universally adapted to various vehicles while maintaining stable adhesive connection.
3Ease of operation
If the holder length is increased to improve viewing distance and angle, then the user experience is improved, but the retaining portion becomes less stable and harder to attach securely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the holder into two independently adjustable segments: the retaining portion and the holder body. The retaining portion maintains a compact, stable form for secure attachment, while the holder body can be extended and adjusted for optimal viewing distance and angle. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function without compromising the other.
4Ease of operation
If external rotatable pole is added to extend and adjust holder position, then the user experience is optimized, but the production cost and assembly failure rate increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the adjustment function directly into the holder body by making it a flexible, bendable structure. Users can directly bend and position the holder body to achieve the desired viewing angle and distance, eliminating the need for separate external rotatable poles. This integration simplifies the overall structure, reduces production costs, and lowers assembly failure rates while maintaining full adjustability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides improved versatility and user-adjustability, ensuring optimal viewing distance and angle without needing to adjust the retaining portion, while protecting both human and car bodies with flexible rubber coverage.
Implementation Method 1
The metal flexible member is fully or partially covered with a flexible rubber, playing a role in protecting the human body and the car body
Implementation Method 2
A retaining device attachable to a surface of an object is provided on one side of the retaining portion
Implementation Method 3
attachment via a retaining device like adhesive, Velcro, or magnetic
Implementation Method 4
attachment via a retaining device like adhesive, Velcro, or magnetic
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AI summary
An electronic product holder and retaining portion integrated structure includes a metal flexible member having a retaining portion and a holder integrally extending outward from the retaining portion. An adapter is connected to one end of the holder opposite the retaining portion. A retaining device attachable to a surface of an object is provided on one side of the retaining portion. The production costs and assembly labor hours of parts and materials required for such products are reduced, while reducing the failure rate of products in use.