Magnetic Mount with Stop Plates for Secure Device Fixing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current video surveillance recorders attached to security staff or police officers' garments often fall off during dynamic movements, causing interruptions and inefficiencies in investigation and evidence collection.

Innovation Solution

A magnetic mount with upper and lower stop plates on the base and fixing member prevents sliding, ensuring the media recording device remains securely attached to the garment through magnetic attraction, enhancing stability during movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a magnetic mount is used to fix a media recording device on a garment, then the device can be easily attached and detached, but the fixing member may slide relative to the base during dynamic movements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of attachmentVSAvoidstability of fixing member
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The base is divided into multiple functional components: a lower stop plate for preventing downward sliding, an upper stop plate for preventing upward sliding, and side stop plates for preventing lateral movement. This segmentation of restraint functions into distinct structural elements effectively prevents the fixing member from sliding during dynamic movements while preserving magnetic attachment ease

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Stop plates serve as intermediary structures between the magnetic mounting system and the fixing member. These intermediaries provide mechanical constraints that complement the magnetic attraction force, creating a hybrid restraint system that combines the ease of magnetic attachment with the stability of mechanical stopping

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If conventional fixing methods are used, then the device may remain stable, but it cannot be easily detached or adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of deviceVSAvoidease of detachment
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, clips, adhesives) with a magnetic field-based attachment system. The magnetic attraction provides sufficient holding force for stability during normal operation, while allowing easy detachment simply by overcoming the magnetic force, thus achieving both stability and ease of operation without complex mechanical components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical 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 magnetic mount effectively keeps the media recording device fixed on the garment, ensuring continuous recording and improved investigation and evidence collection efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

a magnetic member (20) is provided at the back surface (162) of the base plate (16)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic attraction: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentEP3594746B1Magnetic mount
Publication Date: 2024.01.24 GETAC HLDG CORP
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AI summary

A magnetic mount includes a base and a fixing member. The base includes a lower plate body, an upper stop plate, a lower stop plate and two side stop plates. The upper stop plate and the lower stop plate are respectively provided at a top edge and a bottom edge of the lower plate body, and the two side stop plates are respectively provided at two opposite side edges of the lower plate body. The fixing member includes a base plate and a fixing structure. The base plate has a front surface and a back surface facing each other, wherein the back surface is adapted to be magnetically attached on the lower plate body, and the fixing structure is provided at the front surface and for fixing a media recording device.