Magnetic Mobile Device Mount with Ferric Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile device mounts are often cumbersome, unstable, and insufficient in securing the device due to inadequate magnetic power, while also potentially obstructing airflow or obstructing the user's view.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic mobile device mount with a ferric plate and multiple magnets, a rubberized friction-inducing layer, and adhesive seals that securely attach to a dashboard or similar surface, allowing for easy mounting and dismounting without obstructing the device's display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional magnetic mounts are used to secure a mobile device, then the device can be mounted without obstructing the view, but the magnetic power is insufficient to effectively secure the mobile device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple magnets into a single integrated magnetic mounting assembly that is embedded within the mount structure. This merging of multiple magnetic elements into one unified component increases the overall magnetic power for securing the mobile device while maintaining a simple, compact mount structure without adding complexity.
2Ease of operation
If suction-type mounts are used to attach to the dashboard, then the mount can be easily installed, but the mount is unstable and prone to separating from the mounting surface due to vehicle movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical suction-based attachment system with a magnetic attachment system. Instead of relying on suction pressure that can fail during vehicle movement, the mount uses magnetic force to securely attach the mobile device, providing both ease of installation and stable, reliable mounting that resists separation during vehicle motion.
3Reliability
If friction-inducing layers are added to prevent device separation, then the security of the device is improved, but the device may slip during sudden movements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a friction-inducing layer only to specific local areas of the mount surface where the mobile device makes contact, rather than covering the entire mount. This localized application provides sufficient friction to prevent separation during normal use while allowing the device to be easily removed when needed, as the friction is concentrated only where necessary for security.
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
Provides a stable, secure, and convenient mounting solution that minimizes space usage and maintains an unobstructed view of the device's screen, ensuring safe driving without the need to hold the device.
Implementation Method 1
Current magnetic mounts utilize magnetism to secure a mobile device to the mount
Implementation Method 2
the ferric plate is magnetically coupled to the at least one magnet
Implementation Method 3
The cover is further provided with a rubberized surface that increases friction
Implementation Method 4
The mobile device mounts onto the casing as the ferric plate is connected to the mobile device with an adhesive layer
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AI summary
A magnetic mobile device mount is an apparatus that attaches a mobile device onto a surface. More specifically, the apparatus facilitates the mounting and dismounting of the mobile device by utilizing magnetic force. The apparatus includes a casing, at least one magnet, a magnet-holding fixture, a first adhesive layer, and a ferric plate. The casing is a platform for the mobile device. The casing includes a base and a cover. The base and the cover detachably attach to each other so that the at least one magnet within the casing is accessible. The magnet-holding fixture positions the at least one magnet within the casing. The first adhesive layer attaches the casing onto the desired surface. The ferric plate attaches the mobile device to the casing as the ferric plate is fixed on the mobile device and the at least one magnet magnetically couples to the ferric plate.