Quick Release Holder with Rollers for Soft Elastomer Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many existing portable device holders are unable to securely receive and release portable electronics devices with soft and impressionable elastomer housings without causing damage, such as scratching or other forms of trauma to the materials.
Innovation Solution
A quick release device holder featuring a backing plane with a rigid spine and latching arms, each with a resiliently flexible stem and rollers that allow for secure insertion and removal by forming retention notches and using rollers to protect the elastomer surfaces from contact with the holder's rigid components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rigid components are used in the holder to ensure structural strength and secure retention, then the holding reliability is improved, but the soft elastomer housing materials of portable devices may be scratched or damaged during insertion and removal
Solution Approach 1:
Rollers are introduced as intermediary elements between the rigid holder structure and the soft elastomer housing. These rollers make contact with the device during insertion and removal operations, preventing direct contact between rigid components and the elastomer surface, thereby eliminating scratching while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The holder employs flexible latching arms with resilient portions that can deform elastically. These flexible components engage with the device in a controlled manner, providing secure retention through elastic deformation rather than rigid constraint, thus avoiding damage to the elastomer housing while maintaining holding reliability
2Strength
If soft and impressionable elastomer materials are used in portable device housings to absorb shocks and vibrations, then the device durability is improved, but existing holders cannot release the devices without causing damage to the elastomer materials
Solution Approach 1:
Rollers serve as mediators during the release operation, contacting the elastomer housing only through rolling motion rather than sliding or direct rigid contact. This intermediary mechanism allows the device to be released from the holder without scratching or damaging the soft elastomer surface, preserving device durability
3Ease of operation
If a quick release mechanism is implemented to enable fast insertion and removal of devices, then the ease of operation is improved, but the risk of damaging the elastomer housing during the release action increases
Solution Approach 1:
The quick release mechanism incorporates rollers as intermediary elements that facilitate rapid insertion and removal operations. These rollers enable the device to be quickly released from the holder through a simple lifting motion while protecting the elastomer housing from damage during the fast operation
Solution Approach 2:
The latching arms are designed with resilient portions that can dynamically deform during the quick release action. When the device is lifted for release, the resilient portions flex and then snap back to secure the device again, enabling rapid operation while controlling the interaction forces to prevent elastomer damage
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively protects the soft elastomer materials from damage during insertion and removal by using rollers to absorb the impact and prevent direct contact with the holder's rigid parts, ensuring secure retention and easy release of the devices.
Implementation Method 1
one or more rollers coupled to the head portion
Implementation Method 2
resiliently flexible stem portion coupled to the backing plane and having a head portion spaced away from the backing plane
Data Source
AI summary
A quick release device holder for portable electronics devices that protects soft and impressionable housing materials from damage during insertion and removal. The quick release device holder includes a backing plane formed with a substantially rigid spine portion and a receiver pocket adjacent to a first end thereof. One or more latching arms extend from the backing plane spaced away from the receiver pocket, each of the one or more latching arms further including a resiliently flexible stem portion coupled to the backing plane and having a head portion spaced away from the backing plane. The head portion further includes one or more rollers coupled thereto in a position spaced away from an interior surface of the backing plane, and a retention tongue between the one or more rollers and the interior surface of the backing plane and being set back from a circumference of the one or more rollers.