Magnetic Phone Mount With Extendable Support for Orientation Flexibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support devices for portable electronic devices are cumbersome, require multiple steps for engagement and disengagement, restrict device orientation, and can cause structural damage or obstruct functional areas.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic support accessory with a housing containing a magnetic attachment element and an extendable support element, allowing for easy attachment and detachment in a single step, adjustable orientation, and compatibility with auxiliary structures without obstructing device functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a gripping or clamping element is used to secure the portable electronic device, then the device can be held steady and secured, but the gripping element weakens over time due to wear and tear and may damage the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical gripping or clamping system with a magnetic attachment system. The magnetic element in the support accessory interacts with the magnetic element in the portable electronic device through magnetic attraction force, eliminating the need for mechanical contact that causes wear and tear. This substitution maintains securing capability while significantly extending the service life of both the support accessory and the device.
2Ease of operation
If a magnetic attachment element is used, then the support accessory can be easily attached and detached in a single step, but the magnetic element in the portable electronic device must be utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a magnetic element directly into the portable electronic device, which serves multiple functions: it enables magnetic attachment to the support accessory, provides structural engagement, and facilitates easy attachment and detachment. This universal magnetic component allows the device to work with various magnetic support accessories while maintaining simple single-step operation for all attachment and detachment processes.
3Ease of operation
If existing support devices are used, then the portable electronic device can be supported in a desired position, but the device orientation is restricted and functional areas may be obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a magnetic attachment system that allows the portable electronic device to be dynamically adjusted to various orientations while maintaining secure support. The magnetic connection provides sufficient holding force to support the device in different positions (portrait, landscape, angled) without mechanical constraints that would limit orientation adjustment. This dynamic capability enables hands-free support while fully preserving the user's ability to adjust device orientation as needed.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a compact, durable, and adjustable support solution that maintains device functionality and prevents damage, enabling hands-free use and seamless orientation adjustments.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic attachment element positioned within the housing and capable of providing a magnetic attachment force to the magnetic element of the portable electronic device
Data Source
AI summary
This application relates to support accessories for use with portable and/or handheld electrical devices having a magnetic element therein. Such a support accessory comprises a housing that defines an internal volume. In addition, a magnetic attachment element is housed within the internal volume and capable of a magnetic attachment with the magnetic element of the handheld device. The support accessory includes an extendable support element carried by the housing and capable of transitioning between a retracted state and an extended state. In an extended state, the extendable support element at least partially extends outward through an opening in the housing such that the extendable support element is capable of providing support to the handheld electronic device relative to an auxiliary support structure (e.g., a tripod). The support accessory may establish electrical communication with the handheld device and affect a function of the handheld device.