Foldable Device Cover Hinge for Stable Portrait and Landscape Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic device holders and covers are primarily designed for landscape orientation, lacking support and stability in portrait orientation, leading to potential device tipping and unsuitable viewing angles.
Innovation Solution
A foldable cover with a multi-layered structure and hinge mechanism that allows the electronic device to be securely held in both landscape and portrait orientations, featuring a trapezoid-shaped main plate and flaps that fold at specific angles, with resistance to rotational movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cover is configured to be supported by fixing the long side to the ground for landscape orientation, then the device can be stably supported in landscape orientation, but the device cannot be properly supported in portrait orientation and may tip over
Solution Approach 1:
The cover employs a hinge mechanism that enables dynamic adjustment between landscape and portrait orientations. The hinge allows the cover to transition from a fixed landscape configuration to an adjustable portrait configuration, providing adaptability while maintaining stability through controlled rotational movement and positioning structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is divided into multiple segments including a main body, a hinge mechanism, and an adjustable support structure. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function: the main body provides structural integrity, the hinge enables orientation transition, and the support structure ensures stability in the selected orientation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the short side of the cover is fixed to the ground to support portrait orientation, then the device can be mounted vertically, but the viewing angle becomes unsuitable and the device is prone to tipping
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge mechanism provides dynamic positioning capability, allowing the cover to adjust to optimal viewing angles in portrait orientation. Rather than a fixed short-side attachment, the hinge enables the support structure to be positioned at angles that accommodate both vertical mounting and comfortable viewing perspectives.
3Ease of manufacture
If a simple fixed structure is used for landscape orientation support, then the manufacturing is simple and cost is low, but the device lacks adaptability for portrait orientation usage
Solution Approach 1:
The cover structure is segmented into a main body, a hinge mechanism, and an adjustable support component. This segmentation allows the majority of the structure to remain simple for easy manufacturing, while the hinge and support components provide the necessary adaptability for both landscape and portrait orientations without requiring complete redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge mechanism serves multiple functions: it enables orientation transition, provides structural connection, and facilitates angle adjustment. This multi-functionality allows a single added component to provide adaptability for both orientations without requiring separate dedicated structures for each orientation type.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The cover provides stable support and adjustable viewing angles in both orientations, reducing the risk of device tipping and enhancing usability for various tasks.
Implementation Method 1
a hinge connected to the first plate and configured to have resistance to rotation at at least one rotational angle
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AI summary
An electronic device capable of being held in both a landscape and a portrait direction, and an electronic device cover for holding the electronic device in landscape and portrait directions, is provided. The electronic device cover and the electronic device comprise: a first plate; a hinge connected to the first plate and having resistance to rotation with respect to at least one rotation angle; and a second plate, which has one side rotatably connected to the first plate by means of the hinge, wherein the second plate may include a trapezoidal main plate having, as a base, the side of the second plate connected to the hinge, and a folding part connected to the main plate and folded in the planar direction of the second plate at a constant angle with respect to the short side of the second plate.