Low Profile Magnetic Mount for Electronic Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic display device mounting systems are often cumbersome, bulky, and aesthetically unpleasing, adding significant weight and bulk to both the device and the mounting surface, which is undesirable as devices become thinner and lighter.
Innovation Solution
A mounting mechanism using a combination of magnets and high friction pads that securely attach electronic devices to both ferrous and non-ferrous surfaces without adding substantial thickness or weight, allowing easy attachment and detachment, and incorporating a metal frame to define a ferrous surface when necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional mounting mechanisms are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but the device and mounting surface become bulky and heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical mounting systems (screws, brackets, adhesives) with a magnetic mounting system. Magnets embedded in friction pads create magnetic attraction forces that secure the display device to ferrous surfaces, eliminating the need for bulky mechanical fasteners and reducing overall system weight while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental attachment parameter from mechanical interlocking to magnetic attraction. By using magnetic fields instead of mechanical forces, the system achieves secure mounting with significantly reduced weight and profile, as magnetic forces can be generated with minimal material mass compared to traditional mechanical mounting components.
2Strength
If conventional mounting mechanisms are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but the mounting system adds considerable bulk to the device and surface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces bulky mechanical mounting structures with compact magnetic assemblies. The magnets are embedded within thin friction pads, creating a low-profile mounting mechanism that maintains secure attachment through magnetic attraction while minimizing the volume occupied by the mounting system itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds magnets within the friction pads, nesting the magnetic components inside the pad structure. This nesting approach allows the mounting mechanism to have a compact, low-profile design where the magnets are contained within the pad thickness rather than adding external bulk, achieving secure attachment with minimal volume addition.
3Shape
If a low profile mounting mechanism is used, then aesthetic appearance and thin design are maintained, but attachment security may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite friction pads that combine friction material with embedded magnets. This composite structure maintains a thin, low-profile design while integrating both friction-based contact and magnetic attraction mechanisms, achieving secure attachment through the combined effect of friction forces and magnetic forces within a compact thickness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges friction-based attachment and magnetic attachment into a single integrated system. The friction pads contain embedded magnets, combining the benefits of friction contact (for stable mounting and easy detachment) with magnetic attraction (for secure holding force), achieving both low profile and strong attachment security in one unified structure.
4Weight of stationary object
If magnets are used for mounting, then weight is reduced, but the mounting surface must be ferrous which limits versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ferrous frame as an intermediary component when mounting to non-ferrous surfaces. The frame is attached to non-ferrous surfaces using conventional methods, and the magnetic mounting mechanism then attaches to this ferrous frame, enabling versatile surface compatibility while maintaining the lightweight magnetic mounting system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a low-profile, secure, and aesthetically pleasing mounting system that maintains the thin and lightweight design of electronic devices while ensuring stable attachment to various surfaces, without increasing the overall thickness or weight significantly.
Implementation Method 1
the magnets and the friction pad respectively provide magnetic and frictional forces so as to enable secure mounting of the electronic display device to the ferrous surface
Implementation Method 2
the magnets and the friction pad respectively provide magnetic and frictional forces so as to enable secure mounting of the electronic display device to the ferrous surface
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AI summary
A mounting mechanism for mounting an electronic device, such as an electronic display device, to various surfaces, including ferrous surfaces. The mounting mechanism may include friction pads for attachment to the electronic display device. In one implementation a plurality of magnets are embedded within the friction pads. Alternatively, the magnets may be directly attached to the electronic display device and covered by the friction pads. When the mounting mechanism is used to mount the electronic device to a ferrous surface, the magnets and the friction pad respectively provide magnetic and frictional forces so as to enable secure mounting of the electronic display device to the ferrous surface. The mounting mechanism may also include a frame disposed to be affixed to a non-ferrous surface. The frame defines a ferrous surface to which the electronic display device may then be mounted using various configurations of magnets and friction pads.