Keyboard-Attached Device Stand for Stable Mobile Computing Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile computing devices lack a secure and proper viewing orientation for typing tasks, especially when used with wireless keyboards, as they do not typically come with stands.
Innovation Solution
The development of device stands that include a base with a support portion and a connector portion, featuring coupling mechanisms to securely attach to a keyboard housing, and support members that form a channel to hold the computing device at a desired angle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile computing devices are used with wireless keyboards for typing tasks, then typing capability is improved, but the device lacks proper viewing orientation and stability
Solution Approach 1:
A device stand is introduced as an intermediary component between the mobile computing device and the keyboard. The stand includes a base with a connector portion that attaches to the keyboard, and a support portion with support members that hold the device at a proper viewing angle, thereby providing stability without interfering with typing operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution divides the support function into separate components: a connector portion that attaches to the keyboard and a support portion that holds the device. This segmentation allows the stand to be specifically designed for keyboard attachment while providing proper device orientation, resolving the contradiction between typing capability and viewing stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a device stand is added to support the computing device, then viewing orientation and stability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector portion of the stand is designed to integrate with existing keyboard features, such as attaching to the battery compartment area. This merging approach allows the stand to leverage existing keyboard structure rather than adding completely separate attachment mechanisms, thereby reducing overall complexity while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector portion serves multiple functions: it attaches the stand to the keyboard, provides structural support, and may replace or integrate with the battery compartment cover. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, simplifying the overall system while achieving stable device support.
3Reliability
If coupling mechanisms are added to secure the stand to the keyboard, then attachment reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector portion is designed to nest within or attach to existing keyboard features such as the battery compartment area. This nesting approach allows coupling mechanisms to be integrated into the keyboard's existing structure rather than requiring separate attachment systems, simplifying manufacturing while ensuring reliable attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanisms are merged with the connector portion that attaches to the keyboard's battery compartment. This combination allows a single component to provide both structural connection and secure attachment, reducing the number of separate manufacturing steps and simplifying production while maintaining reliable attachment.
Data Source
AI summary
A device stand may include a base having a support portion and a connector portion. An upper surface of the connector portion may include at least one coupling mechanism that is configured to engage with a corresponding feature of a keyboard housing to secure the base with the keyboard housing. The device stand may include a first support member coupled with the support portion. The device stand may include a second support member coupled with the support portion and laterally spaced apart from the first support member to form a channel between the first support member and the second support member. The channel may be sized to receive a computing device.