Foldable Mobile Support Frame for Adjustable Hands-Free Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile devices are inconvenient to use due to the need to hold them with one hand, limiting the ability to operate them effectively, especially for larger devices like tablet PCs.
Innovation Solution
A folding mobile device support frame that can be coupled to a mobile device via a coupling mechanism, featuring flexible parts that allow the frame to be folded and adjusted to various upright positions, enabling the device to be used hands-free and at desired viewing angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a rigid support structure is used to hold the mobile device at various angles, then the device can be used hands-free with adjustable angles, but the structure cannot be easily folded for storage and carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame transforms a rigid structure into a dynamic one by incorporating flexible parts that can be folded relative to fixed parts. This allows the frame to provide adjustable upright positions for hands-free use while also enabling it to be collapsed into a compact form for easy storage and carrying.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame uses flexible parts with sufficient flexibility to allow folding and bending. These flexible components enable the structure to adapt between an extended configuration for support and a folded configuration for storage, resolving the contradiction between structural rigidity and foldability.
2Ease of manufacture
If the flexible part is made sufficiently flexible to allow easy folding, then the frame can be easily stored and carried, but the protective function against the mobile device casing may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame is segmented into flexible parts and fixed parts with distinct functions. The flexible parts provide folding capability for easy storage, while the fixed parts provide structural strength for device protection. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized for its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the support frame have different mechanical properties tailored to their specific functions. The flexible parts are designed with sufficient flexibility for folding, while the fixed parts are designed with adequate strength for protection. This local differentiation of properties resolves the contradiction between flexibility and strength.
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AI summary
A mobile device protection and support frame, which can be coupled to a mobile device by a coupling mechanism, includes: a first part having a fixed part arranged on a side of the first part, when the mobile device protection and support frame is coupled to the mobile device, the fixed part cannot be moved or folded relative to the mobile device; and a second part, connected to the first part by a first primary flexible part. The first part further includes a second primary flexible part spanning across the first part and disposed adjacent to the fixed part, so that a part of the first part and the second part can be folded relative to the fixed part. The second part further includes a third primary flexible part substantially parallel to the second primary flexible part. The first part is a sheet body having two sides, and a first free end of the second part can be folded towards either of the two sides of the first part by the second primary flexible part or the third primary flexible part to abut against the first part.