Inclined Vehicle Mounting Console for Mobile Terminal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for mounting mobile terminals in vehicles are complex and expensive to manufacture, and they do not effectively prevent driver distraction from the terminal's display or operating surface, which can adversely affect vehicle operation.
Innovation Solution
A mounting console with an inclined support surface and an orthogonal base that positions the mobile terminal's display surface away from the driver's line of sight, while allowing it to be visible to passengers, combined with mounting elements and a configurable design to ensure stability and easy installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If known visual covers (plug-in solutions, flaps, drawers, partitions) are used to restrict driver visibility of the mobile terminal, then driver safety is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding covers or partitions to block the driver's view of the mobile terminal, the solution inverts the approach by orienting the terminal itself at an angle (15-45 degrees) so that its display surface naturally faces away from the driver. This eliminates the need for additional blocking components while achieving the same safety objective.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the visibility restriction function from separate components (covers, flaps, partitions) and integrates it directly into the mounting console structure through angular orientation. The mounting console's inclined support surface inherently provides the visibility restriction without requiring additional parts.
2Reliability
If complex mounting solutions with multiple components are used to secure the mobile terminal, then mounting stability is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple functions (support, positioning, visibility restriction, and securing) into a single integrated mounting console structure. The inclined support surface and orthogonal base work together as one unit to achieve both stability and manufacturing simplicity, eliminating the need for separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting console is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides structural support, angular positioning, visibility restriction, and terminal securing. This universal design reduces the total number of parts needed while maintaining mounting reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the mobile terminal is positioned to face the driver for easy access, then ease of operation is improved, but driver distraction and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting console allows the mobile terminal to be positioned at an optimal angle (15-45 degrees) that balances accessibility with safety. This dynamic angular positioning enables passengers to access the terminal easily while the inclined orientation naturally prevents the driver from viewing the display, reducing distraction.
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly for mounting a mobile terminal in or on a vehicle, having a mounting console which has a receiving portion for the mobile terminal. The receiving portion has a support surface for the mobile terminal starting from a vertical and being arranged in an inclined manner relative to same, and a base which delimits the bottom of the receiving portion and supports the bottom of the mobile terminal. The mounting console is arranged in a compulsory manner in or on the vehicle and its support surface is inclined towards a vehicle driver of the vehicle in such a way that when the mobile terminal is arranged as intended in the mounting console such that an operating and/or display surface of the mounted mobile terminal faces away from the vehicle driver, the operating and/or display surface is not visible to the vehicle driver.