Groove-Insert Buckle-Hook Mechanism for Secure Device Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional securing devices for portable electronic devices in vehicles lack reliability and convenience, often causing the devices to fall or be difficult to install/remove, and require additional wiring for connectivity.
Innovation Solution
A securing device with a base and buckle-hook module that includes an operating unit, buckle-hook unit, and resetting unit, allowing for secure attachment and detachment of electronic devices via a groove mechanism, and optionally featuring data processing and transmission interfaces for connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a securing device uses compression and clamping to fix an electronic device, then the device can be held in place, but it may fall out easily or injure the driver or passenger when force is applied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful compression and clamping mechanism from the securing device. Instead of applying continuous force to hold the electronic device, the invention uses a groove-insert mechanism where the buckle-hook unit's insert part engages with the groove on the electronic device's side, eliminating the need for compressive force while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove and insert part serve as an intermediary mechanical interface between the securing device and the electronic device. This intermediary structure enables secure connection through geometric interlocking rather than force application, resolving the contradiction between securing reliability and injury risk.
2Reliability
If a securing device uses a casing in shape corresponding to the electronic device to cover and fix it, then the device is secured more reliably, but the installation or removal becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The securing device is segmented into distinct functional components: the base for positioning, the buckle-hook unit for securing, and the operating unit for control. The buckle-hook unit can rotate between locked and unlocked positions, enabling easy installation and removal while maintaining secure attachment when engaged.
Solution Approach 2:
The buckle-hook unit is designed to be dynamic rather than static, capable of rotating between different positions. The resetting unit enables the buckle-hook unit to rotate reciprocally, allowing the device to transition easily between secured and unsecured states without requiring complex manual manipulation.
3Device complexity
If a securing device uses a single electronic device securing function, then the structure remains simple, but additional wiring is required to connect electronic devices with automobile electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The securing device is enhanced with multi-functionality by integrating a data processing module with transmission interfaces. This allows the device to not only secure electronic devices mechanically but also provide data connectivity between the electronic device and automobile electronic devices, eliminating the need for separate wiring while maintaining structural simplicity.
4Reliability
If a securing device uses compression and clamping to fix an electronic device, then the device can be held in place, but it requires continuous force application which complicates the mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex compression and clamping mechanism entirely, replacing it with a simple groove-insert engagement system. The buckle-hook unit's insert part fits into the groove on the electronic device, providing holding capability through geometric interlocking rather than continuous force application.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove and insert part structure is self-servicing, automatically maintaining the secured state without requiring continuous external force or complex actuation mechanisms. The geometric interlocking provides inherent stability, simplifying the overall device mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the stability and convenience of securing electronic devices, facilitates easy installation/removal, and enables data exchange between devices, while providing a locking mechanism for security.
Implementation Method 1
the resetting unit is disposed between the buckle-hook unit and the connecting part, for rotating the buckle-hook unit reciprocally
Implementation Method 2
When the operating unit is moved from the first position to the second position, the operating unit abuts against the buckle-hook unit to insert the insert part into the groove for securing the electronic device
Data Source
AI summary
A securing device for securing an electric device having a groove is disclosed. The securing device includes a base and a buckle-hook module. The base covers a portion of the electric device and has a connecting part corresponding to the groove. An operating unit and a buckle-hook unit of the buckle-hook module are rotatably disposed in the connecting part. The operating unit has a first position and a second position. The buckle-hook unit has an insert part. A resetting unit of tile buckle-hook module is disposed between the buckle-hook unit and the connecting part, so that the buckle-hook unit is rotated to and from. When the operating unit is moved from the first position to the second position, the insert part inserts into the groove, for securing the electric device.