Foldable Device Case with Automatic Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable electronic devices lack a technology for automatically adjusting their angle, which is essential for user convenience and optimal application execution, while also maintaining a compact and thin design.
Innovation Solution
A case for foldable electronic devices is designed with a first and second housing that are rotatable, featuring a driver for angle adjustment, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving angle information, and a processor to operate the driver based on detected angles, enhancing user convenience and optimizing the device's angle according to the situation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a device for enabling automatic angle adjustment is included in the foldable electronic device, then user convenience is improved, but it becomes difficult to achieve the objective of making the electronic device more compact or thinner
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a case as an intermediary device that contains the angle adjustment mechanism (driver, sensor, processor) separate from the foldable electronic device itself. The case surrounds the electronic device and provides the automatic angle adjustment functionality through its own driver unit, while the electronic device remains compact. The case acts as a mediator that adds functionality without requiring modification or expansion of the electronic device's internal structure.
2Volume of moving object
If no automatic angle adjustment technology is included, then the electronic device maintains a compact form factor, but user convenience for specific applications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The case serves as an external intermediary that provides automatic angle adjustment functionality without requiring the electronic device itself to be larger or more complex. The driver unit, sensor, and processor are housed in the case, allowing the electronic device to remain compact while still benefiting from automated angle control for different applications.
3Device complexity
If manual angle adjustment is required, then device complexity is reduced, but user convenience and optimal application execution are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The case implements self-service automation through its processor, sensor, and driver unit that automatically detect the current angle, determine the appropriate target angle based on the running application, and adjust the angle without user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously managing angle adjustment, eliminating the need for manual operation while maintaining device simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The case employs a feedback mechanism where the sensor continuously monitors the current angle between housing structures, communicates this information to the processor, and the processor uses this feedback to control the driver unit for angle adjustment. This closed-loop feedback system enables automatic angle optimization for different applications while keeping the interface simple.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a case for a foldable electronic device, comprising a first housing and a second housing rotatable with respect to the first housing. The case may comprise: a first cover at least partially covering the first housing; a second cover at least partially covering the second housing and rotatable with respect to the first cover; a driving unit for adjusting the angle between the first cover and the second cover; a communication unit for transmitting or receiving information relating to the angle to or from the foldable electronic device; and at least one processor connected to the communication unit so as to receive the information relating to the angle and drive the driving unit accordingly. Various other embodiments may be employed.