Foldable Device Grip With Repositionable Button Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable portable electronic devices present challenges in handling, ergonomics, and weight distribution due to their folding mechanisms, which can interfere with the functionality of traditional expandable devices designed for non-foldable devices.
Innovation Solution
An expandable device that includes a button and an elongated body with a track or pivot arm mechanism, allowing the button to move between different positions on the device, thereby accommodating the folded configuration of the electronic device while providing a grip, stand, or storage mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional expandable device is attached to a foldable electronic device, then the device provides grip and stand functionality, but the folding mechanism interferes with the functionality of the expandable device
Solution Approach 1:
The expandable device incorporates a dynamic positioning system where the button can move between multiple positions along an elongated body. This dynamic adjustment allows the device to adapt its configuration based on whether the electronic device is folded or unfolded, resolving the interference problem while maintaining grip and stand functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The expandable device is divided into separable components including a button, an elongated body with track or pivot arm mechanism, and a platform. This segmentation allows independent movement and positioning of the button relative to the platform, enabling the device to accommodate folding mechanisms while maintaining its functional capabilities
2Stability of the object's composition
If the button is positioned on the rear surface of the device, then it provides stable grip, but it cannot be repositioned when the device is folded
Solution Approach 1:
The button is coupled to the elongated body through a movable connection mechanism (track or pivot arm) that allows the button to dynamically reposition along the elongated body. This enables the button to maintain stable grip positions when the device is unfolded while also being repositionable when the device is folded
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated body with track or pivot arm mechanism serves as an intermediary between the button and the platform. This intermediary structure enables the button to move independently relative to the platform, providing both stable positioning for grip and repositioning capability when the device configuration changes
3Strength
If the expandable device is made rigid for stable support, then it provides good stand functionality, but it cannot accommodate the folding configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The expandable device uses a dynamic mechanism where the button can move between extended and retracted positions along the elongated body. This dynamic capability allows the device to provide rigid, stable support when extended for stand functionality while accommodating the folded configuration when the button is repositioned or the device is folded
Data Source
AI summary
An expandable device for attachment to a portable electronic device having first and second surfaces includes a button having a top side, a bottom side, and a coupling portion and further includes an elongated body having a top side, a bottom side, and a platform coupling portion. The button is movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. The bottom side of the platform engages a portion of the portable electronic device and the platform coupling portion engages the coupling portion of the button. When coupled to the positioning platform, the button is movable between a first position where the button is positioned along the first surface of the portable electronic device and a second position where the button is positioned along the second surface of the portable electronic device.