Magnetic Mount Device With Nested Magnetizable Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional magnetic mount systems are not suitable for retaining percussion instruments and accessories that are subject to being struck with drumsticks or similar objects, as they lack the necessary durability and stability to securely hold such items during practice or performance.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic mount device featuring a base with a magnetically attractable layer and a plurality of magnetic structures, optionally covered with protective layers, which increases the magnetic pull force by using two magnetizable plates to sandwich the magnets, providing a secure and stable attachment for percussion instruments and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional magnetic mount systems use exposed magnets glued to a surface, then the device can be manufactured simply and成本低, but the magnetic pull force is insufficient and the magnets are vulnerable to damage from impact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where magnets are embedded within a magnetizable plate, which is in turn embedded within a mounting structure. This nested arrangement allows the magnets to be protected while maintaining strong magnetic pull force, as the magnetizable plate concentrates and enhances the magnetic field between the two plates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by embedding the magnets within a magnetizable plate before exposure to impact forces. This pre-protective structure shields the magnets from direct impact damage while maintaining their magnetic functionality, allowing the mount to withstand repeated attachment and detachment cycles.
2Reliability
If magnets are exposed on the mounting surface, then the structure remains simple, but the magnets are vulnerable to cracking, spalling, or splitting from attachment/detachment impacts
Solution Approach 1:
The magnets are nested within the magnetizable plate, which is itself nested within the mounting structure. This nested configuration protects the magnets from direct exposure to impact forces during attachment and detachment, preventing cracking, spalling, or splitting while maintaining magnetic functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetizable plate serves as a pre-protective cushioning layer that absorbs and distributes impact forces before they can reach the magnets. This beforehand protection ensures the magnets remain durable through repeated use cycles.
3Force
If a single magnetizable plate is used with magnets, then the structure is simple, but the magnetic pull force is insufficient for securing percussion instruments during striking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two magnetizable plates with magnets positioned between them to create a sandwich structure. This combination of multiple components working together generates significantly enhanced magnetic pull force compared to a single plate configuration, providing sufficient holding force for percussion instruments during striking.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure uses composite construction with multiple magnetizable plates and magnetic elements combined in a sandwich configuration. This composite approach creates a system where the interaction between multiple materials and magnetic fields produces superior magnetic attraction force.
4Reliability
If magnets are recessed below the mounting surface, then protection from impact is improved, but lateral slippage of mounted instruments may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective benefits of recessed magnets with the stability benefits of exposed magnetizable surface by creating a sandwich structure. The dual-plate configuration with magnets in between provides both impact protection and sufficient lateral holding force through the combined magnetic attraction, preventing slippage while maintaining protection.
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 secure and stable magnetic attachment that prevents lateral slippage and unintended release, allowing percussion instruments and accessories to be used effectively during performances or practices without noise or damage, while being compact, lightweight, and cost-effective.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic attraction is formed between the magnetically attractable structure and the mount device
Implementation Method 2
The pull force is increased by the use of the mount device magnetically attractable layer
Data Source
AI summary
A mount device including: (a) a base portion comprised of a first material, the base portion having an exposed portion; (b) a magnetically attractable layer on the exposed portion of the base portion; and (c) a plurality of magnetic structures arranged about the magnetically attractable layer.