Holder for hard-wired tablet/smartphone as equipment console
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smartphone/tablet holders for test and measurement applications lack convenience, with limited degrees of freedom, inadequate gripping support, absence of concealed cabling, and essential hardwired buttons like E-Stop and ON/OFF, making them unsuitable for versatile and secure mounting of devices in testing environments.
Innovation Solution
A compact, ergonomic holder providing 6 degrees of freedom (3 translational and 3 rotational) with corner gripping, concealed cabling for power and charger, integrated E-Stop, and other hardwired buttons, along with a jog-wheel arrangement for actuator movement, ensuring secure and versatile mounting of tablets across various sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a typical smartphone/tablet holder with rotatable stand is used, then the holder provides basic tablet support, but it lacks concealed cabling for power supply and essential hardwired buttons like E-Stop
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (tablet holder, power supply cabling, E-Stop button, ON/OFF switch, jog-wheel) into a single integrated holder unit. The holder structure incorporates concealed cabling channels and mounting provisions for control components, merging what would traditionally be separate devices into one unified console for test systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed to serve multiple purposes: supporting tablets of various sizes, providing power supply through concealed cabling, offering emergency stop functionality, enabling device power control, and facilitating actuator movement through jog-wheel. This multi-functional design makes the holder universally applicable as a complete control console.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a holder with limited rotational degrees of freedom is used, then the structure remains simple, but it cannot provide comprehensive 6 degrees of freedom adjustment for versatile mounting
Solution Approach 1:
The holder incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities with 6 degrees of freedom, allowing the tablet to be positioned and oriented in multiple directions. The mechanism includes rotational and translational adjustments that enable the operator to mount tablets at various angles and positions, adapting to different operational requirements and tablet orientations.
3Reliability
If the holder grips the tablet at the middle of edges, then the structure is simple, but it may interfere with tablet controls and provides insufficient support for heavier tablets
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs corner gripping instead of middle-edge gripping, positioning the support points at the corners of the tablet. This asymmetric gripping approach avoids interference with edge-mounted controls while providing stable support for heavier tablets. The corner grip design distributes weight more effectively and maintains accessibility to all tablet surfaces.
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AI summary
A holder for hard-wired tablet/smartphone as equipment console is provided. The holder provides (a) 6 degrees of freedom (3 translational and 3 rotational) adjustments for locking the tablet/smartphone position and orientation; (b) provision for emergency-stop and or any other important hardwired button such Has RESET, ON/OFF, etc; (c) concealed cabling for tablet/smartphone charger and E-stop and or any other important hardwired button such as RESET, ON/OFF, jog-wheel arrangement etc; (d) swivel corners matching edges of the various tablet/smartphone sizes; and (e) provision for jog-wheel or thumb-wheel arrangement for actuator or cross-head movement.