Foldable Device Grip With Movable Button for Folding Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable portable electronic devices pose handling, ergonomic, and weight-distribution challenges 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 with a movable button and elongated body that can shift between positions on the first and second surfaces of a foldable device, allowing it to accommodate the device's folded configuration while serving as a grip, stand, or storage mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional expandable device is positioned on the rear surface of a foldable electronic device, then it provides grip and stand functionality, but it interferes with the folding mechanism and cannot accommodate the device's folded configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The expandable device incorporates a movable button that can transition between a first position (when the electronic device is unfolded) and a second position (when the electronic device is folded). This dynamic repositioning allows the device to adapt to different configurations of the foldable electronic device, resolving the contradiction between maintaining grip functionality and accommodating the folded state.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the button is fixed in position on the rear surface, then the structure is simple, but it cannot move out of the way when the device is folded
Solution Approach 1:
The button is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to reposition between the first position and second position based on the folding state of the electronic device. This dynamic capability enables adaptability to folded configurations while maintaining relative structural simplicity through the use of a straightforward movement mechanism.
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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.