Magnetic Multi-Axis Mount With Sloped Pivot Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mounts for equipment, such as cameras and sensors, face challenges in providing stable orientation without requiring excessive manual adjustment or mechanical components like screws and clamps, which can lead to inconsistent stability and difficulty in single-handed operation.
Innovation Solution
A multi-axis mount design utilizing a baseplate with sloped indent contact points and a magnetizable pivot, where the pivot contacts the baseplate at two or three sloped sides and is attracted by a magnet, eliminating the need for mechanical adjustors and ensuring consistent and predictable contact forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If mechanical adjustors like screws and clamps are used to stabilize the mount, then the stability of the mount is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring two hands and complex adjustment procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical screw and clamp adjustment system with a magnetic field-based system. The magnet provides automatic stabilization of the pivot without requiring manual mechanical adjustors, eliminating the need for two-handed operation while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic system provides self-stabilizing functionality where the magnet automatically holds the pivot in position without requiring manual adjustment or tightening. The system serves itself by using magnetic attraction to maintain stability without user intervention.
2Stability of the object's composition
If mechanical components like screws and clamps are used for adjustment, then the stability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the mechanical adjustor components (screws, clamps, handles) from the mount system, retaining only the essential baseplate, pivot, and magnet components. This simplification maintains stability while reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical adjustment system is replaced with a magnetic field system, eliminating multiple mechanical components and replacing them with a single magnet that provides the necessary stabilization function with fewer parts.
3Ease of operation
If soft polymer material is used at contact points to reduce friction, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to wear and remodeling over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the soft polymer contact system with a magnetic field-based contact system. The magnet provides holding force without requiring soft polymer materials that wear, eliminating the trade-off between ease of operation and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of contact force from mechanical friction (dependent on polymer material properties) to magnetic attraction (dependent on magnetic field strength). This parameter change allows for durable contact points that maintain consistent properties over time.
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 design provides stable and predictable contact between the pivot and baseplate, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, single-handed adjustment, and consistent orientation without mechanical components, enhancing user convenience and reducing wear and friction variability.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet located opposite the baseplate from the pivot, the magnet to attract the pivot against the baseplate
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-axis mount including: a baseplate, the baseplate including an indent, the indent including multiple sloped sides; a pivot, the pivot including a magnetizable, partial ovoidal body, the pivot contacting the baseplate at no less than two sloped sides of the indent and at no more than three sloped sides of the indent; and a magnet located opposite the baseplate from the pivot, the magnet to attract the pivot against the baseplate.