Integrated Mobile Phone and Glasses Protective Case with Butterfly Hinge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protective devices for portable electronic equipment, such as mobile phones and accessories like glasses, often result in separate carrying and increased risk of loss or damage, as they are not designed to be used together effectively.
Innovation Solution
A protective device with a mobile phone protective portion and a pivotably coupled accessory protective portion, specifically designed to hold a pair of glasses, featuring a butterfly hinge for configuration flexibility and secure attachment, allowing simultaneous protection and easy carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate protective cases are used for mobile phone and glasses, then each item can be protected individually, but the items are prone to become lost or damaged separately and increase device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mobile phone protective case and glasses protective case into a single integrated device. The mobile phone case includes a receiving space for the phone, while the glasses case includes a receiving space for glasses with an opening for easy access. This merging allows both items to be protected simultaneously in one device, preventing loss and damage while reducing carrying complexity.
2Stability of the object's composition
If accessory protective portion is permanently attached to mobile phone protective portion, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability and ease of operation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a hinge connection between the mobile phone protective portion and the accessory protective portion, replacing a permanent rigid attachment. This hinge allows the accessory protective portion to pivot relative to the mobile phone protective portion, enabling dynamic reconfiguration. The device can be adjusted to different angles and positions while maintaining structural stability when connected, and offers flexibility when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If accessory protective portion is detachable from mobile phone protective portion, then adaptability is improved, but structural stability and reliability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connection enables the accessory protective portion to be detachable from the mobile phone protective portion while maintaining reliable attachment when connected. The hinge mechanism provides a secure mechanical connection that can be easily attached and detached, offering both adaptability and reliability. The connection is strong enough to prevent accidental separation but easy enough to remove when needed.
4Reliability
If padding is added to accessory protective portion, then protection against damage is improved, but device complexity and volume are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies padding locally within the accessory protective portion, specifically in the receiving space for glasses, rather than adding padding throughout the entire device. This localized padding provides necessary damage protection for the glasses while minimizing the increase in overall device volume. The padding is placed only where it is needed to protect the accessory item from damage.
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AI summary
There is provided a protective device (100) comprising a mobile phone protective portion (110) adapted for receiving at least a portion of a mobile phone device therein in use and an accessory protective portion (105) adapted for receiving at least a portion of an accessory item therein in use.